Management of frailty: opportunities, challenges, and future directions

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dc.contributor.authorDent, E.
dc.contributor.authorMartin, F.C.
dc.contributor.authorBergman, H.
dc.contributor.authorWoo, J.
dc.contributor.authorRomero-Ortuno, R.
dc.contributor.authorWalston, J.D.
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractFrailty is a complex age-related clinical condition characterised by a decline in physiological capacity across several organ systems, with a resultant increased susceptibility to stressors. Because of the heterogeneity of frailty in clinical presentation, it is important to have effective strategies for the delivery of care that range across the continuum of frailty severity. In clinical practice, we should do what works, starting with frailty screening, case identification, and management of frailty. This process is unarguably difficult given the absence of an adequate evidence base for individual and health-system interventions to manage frailty. We advocate change towards individually tailored interventions that preserve an individual's independence, physical function, and cognition. This change can be addressed by promoting the recognition of frailty, furthering advancements in evidence-based treatment options, and identifying cost-effective care delivery strategies.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityElsa Dent, Finbarr C Martin, Howard Bergman, Jean Woo, Roman Romero-Ortuno, Jeremy D Walston
dc.identifier.citationThe Lancet, 2019; 394(10206):1376-1386
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/s0140-6736(19)31785-4
dc.identifier.issn0140-6736
dc.identifier.issn1474-547X
dc.identifier.orcidDent, E. [0000-0002-4006-3992]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/121628
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.relation.granthttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1112672
dc.rights© 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(19)31785-4
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectDelivery of Health Care
dc.subjectFrailty
dc.titleManagement of frailty: opportunities, challenges, and future directions
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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