Living with Frailty: From Assets and Deficits to Resilience Shibley Rahman, Routledge, Abingdon, UK, 2019, 176 pp., pbk £29.74, ISBN 13: 9781138301214
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DOI: 10.1017/s0144686x19001090
Abstract: This book, written by an academic physician, is not about frailty but about ‘living with frailty’ and this small but crucial shift of perspective marks the book’s distinctive contribution from and for geriatric medicine. Indeed,… read more here.
Keywords: assets deficits; medicine; health; living frailty ... See more keywords
482 Developing a person-centred deprescribing process in primary care for older people living with frailty
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DOI: 10.1093/ijpp/riad021.031
Abstract: Problematic polypharmacy in older people living with frailty can cause harm due to adverse drug events and deprescribing (withdrawing inappropriate medication to manage polypharmacy and improve outcomes (1)) is one solution to mitigate this. Structured… read more here.
Keywords: living frailty; people living; primary care; older people ... See more keywords
Physical activity and sedentary behaviour interventions for people living with both frailty and multiple long-term conditions: a scoping review protocol
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-061104
Abstract: Introduction The number of people living with multiple long-term conditions (MLTCs) is predicted to rise. Within this population, those also living with frailty are particularly vulnerable to poor outcomes, including decreased function. Increased physical activity,… read more here.
Keywords: living frailty; multiple long; physical activity; people living ... See more keywords
What matters most in acute care: an interview study with older people living with frailty
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DOI: 10.1186/s12877-022-02798-x
Abstract: Background Healthcare outcome goals are central to person-centred acute care, however evidence among older people is scarce. Older people who are living with frailty have distinct requirements for healthcare delivery and have distinct risk for… read more here.
Keywords: living frailty; frailty; acute care; outcome goals ... See more keywords