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Frailty
— from bedside to buzzword? | | Author(s) | Jill Manthorpe, Steve Iliffe |
| Journal title | Journal of Integrated Care, vol 23, no 3, 2015 |
| Publisher | Emerald, 2015 |
| Pages | pp 120-128 |
| Source | www.emeraldinsight.com/jica.htm |
| Keywords | Ageing process ; Physical capacity ; Ill health ; Evaluation. |
| Annotation | The purpose of this paper was to explore common usage and understanding of the term `frailty', which is increasingly being used in health care debates in England. This was a commentary from the perspectives of health and social care researchers. Most research on the subject of frailty comes from clinical practice although a parallel sociological or gerontological critique of the social construction is emerging. The public is likely to come across the term frailty through the media's adoption of the term. Different definitions of frailty mean that estimates of the numbers of `frail people' will vary. The commentary draws on material in the English language and on policy, commentary, and research material. The commentary may prompt reflection in practice and policy development on the usage of the term `frailty' and promote efforts to ensure that its meaning is clear and that it is acceptable to those to whom it is applied. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-150626207 A |
| Classmark | BG: BI: CH: 4C |
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