Journal article
Interventions to prevent, delay or reverse frailty in older people: a journey towards clinical guidelines
Abstract
BackgroundAge-related frailty is a multidimensional dynamic condition associated with adverse patient outcomes and high costs for health systems. Several interventions have been proposed to tackle frailty. This correspondence article describes the journey through the development of evidence- and consensus-based guidelines on interventions aimed at preventing, delaying or reversing frailty in the context of the FOCUS (Frailty Management …
Authors
Marcucci M; Damanti S; Germini F; Apostolo J; Bobrowicz-Campos E; Gwyther H; Holland C; Kurpas D; Bujnowska-Fedak M; Szwamel K
Journal
BMC Medicine, Vol. 17, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
December 2019
DOI
10.1186/s12916-019-1434-2
ISSN
1741-7015