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| Tools to identify community-dwelling older adults in different stages of frailty | | Author(s) | Olga Theou, Marita Kloseck |
| Journal title | Physical & Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics, vol 26, no 3, 2008 |
| Pages | pp 1-22 |
| Source | Haworth Document Delivery Service, The Haworth Press, Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580, USA. http://www.HaworthPress.com |
| Keywords | Physical disabilities ; Mobility ; Self care capacity ; At risk ; Living in the community ; Evaluation ; Literature reviews. |
| Annotation | There is a paucity of evidence regarding the ability of health professionals to recognize and manage frailty in community settings before it contributes to significant functional dependency. The purpose of this study was to examine, through a systematic review of the literature, tools that can identify community-dwelling older adults in different stages of frailty. Multiple electronic databases were searched (Medline, Embase, Psycinfo, Cinahl, Scopus, Ageline, Eric, Hapi), which yielded 27 articles that met established criteria. Most commonly used tools included Fried et al's Frailty Phenotype (2001); Rockwood et al's Frailty Classification (1999); and Speechley and Tinetti's Classification of Frailty and Vigorousness (1991). With the rapidly ageing population, an increasing number of health services are being provided in the community. It is important that therapists have the necessary tools to enable timely and well-targeted intervention. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-080415204 A |
| Classmark | BN: C4: CA: CA3: K4: 4C: 64A |
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