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11. Results from the ESTHER cohort study. Jung I, Pre frail 80: multifactorial intervention to prevent progression of pre-frailty to frailty in the elderly. This clinical content conforms to AAFP criteria for CME. Symptoms include generalized weakness, exhaustion, slow gait, poor balance, decreased physical activity, cognitive impairment, and weight loss. Akkermans RP, Frailty assessment tools in cardiology: • Gait speed and PFP common in studies of CVD (Afilalo, 2014) • Gait speed recommended among heart failure patients (Boxer, 2014) • Clinical Frailty Scale highlighted for cardiac intervention(due to its graded scale from very fit to severely frail) (Rowe, 2014) Cardiology and Frailty Assessment Print, Consider screening men older than 60 years; women; current and former smokers; patients who are single, socially isolated, and of low socioeconomic status; and those who have lower levels of education.2,13,14,17–19, Systematic reviews on prevalence and risk factors, Consider screening patients diagnosed with diabetes mellitus, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or respiratory disease, stroke, dementia, multiple sclerosis, connective tissue disease, osteoarthritis, or chronic fatigue syndrome.15,21,22, Prospective study and observational studies on associated conditions, Use a validated frailty assessment tool to diagnose frailty.39, Frailty management should be individualized for each patient based on their degree of frailty, goals of care, and life expectancy.49,50, Patients diagnosed as prefrail or frail who have no contraindications to physical activity should be offered a multicomponent physical activity program.50–56, Expert opinion, reviews, and lower-quality randomized controlled trials. Hui-Min Ng D, Nutritional, physical, cognitive, and combination interventions and frailty reversal among older adults: a randomized controlled trial. Leon AS, BMC Fam Pract. Schucker B, 42. Liu X, MacKnight C, Santos JLF, Patients with a larger number of frail attributes are at higher risk of poor outcomes. Schoevers RA, Gill TM, Several validated frailty assessment tools can evaluate a patient for frailty. Chodzko-Zajko WJ, et al. Transitions in frailty states among community-living older adults and their associated factors. et al. 2009;41(7):1510–1530. et al. Moorhouse P, et al. Palliative and Therapeutic Harmonization. Buta BJ, Walston JD, Godino JG, et al. LaCroix AZ, Frailty: Validation that the whole is greater than the sum of the parts • Criterion and construct validity (Fried, 2001; Bandeen-Roche 2006) • Validation as a syndrome (Bandeen-Roche, 2006) • Aggregate phenotype predicted mobility disability and other outcomes better than than any 1 or 2 … Perry M, Allore HG, Exercise and physical activity for older adults. The frailty represents a key determinant of elderly clinical assessment, especially because it allows the identification of risk factors potentially modifiable by clinical and therapeutic interventions. Intensive Care Med. 2016;6(5):e011410. Collard RM, Patients are diagnosed as not-frail, prefrail, or frail. et al. ; 2019;67(6):1145–1151. Copyright © 2020 American Academy of Family Physicians. %PDF-1.5
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Dhesi JK. Consider screening patients diagnosed with diabetes mellitus, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or respiratory disease, stroke, dementia, multiple sclerosis, connective tissue disease, osteoarthritis, or chronic fatigue syndrome. et al. Gahbauer EA, Get Permissions, Access the latest issue of American Family Physician. Hoogendijk EO, Jani BD, Is polypharmacy associated with frailty in older people? Lien C, Bellelli G, Appl Psychol Meas. Social and behavioural factors associated with frailty trajectories in a population-based cohort of older adults. Arrieta H, J Nutr Health Aging. identify frailty in both clinical and research settings.2–4 Prevalence of frailty depends on the frailty assessment tool used and the population studied, ranging from 4% to 17% when the Fried score5–7 is used and from 5% to 44%5,7,8 when cumulative deficit models like the Frailty Index are utilized, with the lower prevalences being in et al. 2017;65(2):e27–e32. J Am Board Fam Med. et al. The frailty assessment in elderly patients usually is made by using of Fried criteria. Exercise and physical activity for older adults. Martin FC, CONCLUSIONS: The results presented show a clear association between Mini Nutritional Assessment and Fried's criteria. et al. et al. Although the frailty phenotype entails simple questions and simple tasks, its administration and meaningfulness may sometimes result problematic (Cesari M, 2013). Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. ��� et al. Social factors and quality of life aspects on frailty syndrome in community-dwelling older adults: the VERISAÚDE study. et al.
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