Research progress in the development of assessment tools for frailty
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-9026.2017.12.024
- VernacularTitle:衰弱评估工具的研究进展
- Author:
Jichao XU
1
;
Xiushi NI
Author Information
1. 200080,上海交通大学附属第一人民医院老年科
- Keywords:
Frailty;
Risk assessment
- From:
Chinese Journal of Geriatrics
2017;36(12):1375-1380
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Frailty is an important geriatric syndrome and has gradually become one of the major focuses in geriatric research.Frailty is the result of interaction between multiple factors working on multiple systems,and is closely related to adverse health consequences.Therefore,early identification and assessment of frailty is very important for effective management of high risk individuals.This article reviews the current frailty assessment tools and examines their advantages and disadvantages.
