Experts has a new look! Let us know what you think of the updates.

Provide feedback
Home
Scholarly Works
Frailty: an in-depth qualitative study exploring...
Journal article

Frailty: an in-depth qualitative study exploring the views of community care staff

Abstract

BackgroundFrailty is seen across various health and social care settings. However, little is known about how healthcare professionals, particularly those who provide care for older adults living in the community view frailty. There is also a dearth of information about the extent to which a shared understanding of frailty exists across the various disciplines of care. Such an understanding is crucial across care professionals as it ensures …

Authors

Coker JF; Martin ME; Simpson RM; Lafortune L

Journal

BMC Geriatrics, Vol. 19, No. 1,

Publisher

Springer Nature

Publication Date

12 2019

DOI

10.1186/s12877-019-1069-3

ISSN

1471-2318