Journal article
Understanding frailty: meanings and beliefs about screening and prevention across key stakeholder groups in Europe
Abstract
ABSTRACT
Innovative methods to manage frailty are critical to managing the needs of an ageing population. Evidence suggests there are opportunities to reverse or prevent frailty through early intervention. However, little is known about older adults’, families’ and practitioners’ beliefs about the malleability of frailty. This study examined European stakeholders’ accounts of the acceptability and feasibility of frailty …
Authors
SHAW RL; GWYTHER H; HOLLAND C; BUJNOWSKA-FEDAK M; KURPAS D; CANO A; MARCUCCI M; RIVA S; D'AVANZO B
Journal
Ageing and Society, Vol. 38, No. 6, pp. 1223–1252
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Publication Date
June 2018
DOI
10.1017/s0144686x17000745
ISSN
0144-686X