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Changing the way “we” view and talk about frailty…

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This commentary discusses the perception of frailty by different key stakeholders-most notably older people. It considers the need to integrate predominantly medically driven understandings of frailty within a wider conceptual… Click to show full abstract

This commentary discusses the perception of frailty by different key stakeholders-most notably older people. It considers the need to integrate predominantly medically driven understandings of frailty within a wider conceptual framework. This is imperative if the potential of frailty as a construct, around which the optimisation of health and well-being of older people can take place, is to be realised.

Keywords: way view; frailty; changing way; talk frailty; view talk

Journal Title: Age and Ageing
Year Published: 2017

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