Frailty |
Key Review Articles | top |
Ahmed N, Mandel R, Fain MJ. Frailty: An emerging geriatric syndrome. Am J Med. 2007;120( 9):748-753.
Levers MJ, Estabrooks CA, Ross Kerr JC. Factors contributing to frailty: Literature review. J Adv Nurs. 2006;56( 3):282-291.
Morley JE, Haren MT, Rolland Y, Kim MJ. Frailty. Med Clin North Am. 2006;90( 5):837-847.
Morley JE, Kim MJ, Haren MT, Kevorkian R, Banks WA. Frailty and the aging male. Aging Male. 2005;8( 3-4):135-140.
Shore WS, DeLateur BJ. Prevention and treatment of frailty in the postmenopausal woman.Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am. 2007;18(3):609-21, xii.
Slaets JP. Vulnerability in the elderly: Frailty. Med Clin North Am. 2006;90( 4):593-601.
Wells JL, Seabrook JA, Stolee P, Borrie MJ, Knoefel F. State of the art in geriatric rehabilitation. part I: Review of frailty and comprehensive geriatric assessment. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2003;84( 6):890-897.
Epidemiology | top |
Cawthon PM, Marshall LM, Michael Y, et al. Frailty in older men: Prevalence, progression, and relationship with mortality. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2007;55( 8):1216-1223.
Cigolle CT, Langa KM, Kabeto MU, Tian Z, Blaum CS. Geriatric conditions and disability: The health and retirement study. Ann Intern Med. 2007;147( 3):156-164
Freedman VA, Martin LG, Schoeni RF. Recent trends in disability and functioning among older adults in the United States: A systematic review. JAMA. 2002;288( 24):3137-3146.
Puts MT, Lips P, Deeg DJ. Static and dynamic measures of frailty predicted decline in performance-based and self-reported physical functioning. J Clin Epidemiol. 2005;58( 11):1188-1198.
Pathophysiology | top |
Abate M, Di Iorio A, Di Renzo D, Paganelli R, Saggini R, Abate G. Frailty in the elderly: The physical dimension. Eura Medicophys. 2007; 43(3):407-415.
Ferrucci L, Cavazzini C, Corsi A, et al. Biomarkers of frailty in older persons. J Endocrinol Invest. 2002;25( 10 Suppl):10-15.
Lipsitz LA.Physiological complexity, aging, and the path to frailty. Sci Aging Knowledge Environ. 2004;2004( 16):pe16.
Marzetti E, Leeuwenburgh C. Skeletal muscle apoptosis, sarcopenia and frailty at old age. Exp Gerontol. 2006;41( 12):1234-1238.
Walston J. Frailty--the search for underlying causes. Sci Aging Knowledge Environ. 2004;2004( 4):pe4.
Walston J, Hadley EC, Ferrucci L, et al. Research agenda for frailty in older adults: Toward a better understanding of physiology and etiology: Summary from the American Geriatrics Society/National Institute on Aging Research Conference on Frailty inOlder Adults. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2006; 54(6):991-1001.
Assessment and Mangement | top |
Boockvar KS, Meier DE. Palliative care for frail older adults: "there are things I can't do anymore that I wish I could . . . ". JAMA. 2006;296( 18):2245-2253.
Espinoza S, Walston JD. Frailty in older adults: Insights and interventions. Cleve Clin J Med. 2005;72( 12):1105-1112.
Rockwood K, Song X, MacKnight C, Bergman H, Hogan DB, McDowell I, Mitnitski A. A global clinical measure of fitness and frailty in elderly people. CMAJ. 2005 30;173(5):489-95.
Rockwood K, Abeysundera MJ, Mitnitski A. How should we grade frailty in nursing home patients? J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2007;8( 9):595-603.
Health Services and Models of Care | top |
Ferrucci L, Guralnik JM, Studenski S, et al. Designing randomized, controlled trials aimed at preventing or delaying functional decline and disability in frail, older persons: A consensus report. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2004;52( 4):625-634.
Keough ME, Field TS, Gurwitz JH. A model of community-based interdisciplinary team training in the care of the frail elderly. Acad Med. 2002;77( 9):936.
Kodner DL. Whole-system approaches to health and social care partnerships for the frail elderly: An exploration of North American models and lessons. Health Soc Care Community. 2006;14( 5):384-390.
Markle-Reid M, Browne G. Conceptualizations of frailty in relation to older adults. J Adv Nurs. 2003;44( 1):58-68.
Ranhoff AH, Rozzini R, Sabatini T, et al. Subintensive care unit for the elderly: A new model of care for critically ill frail elderly medical patients. Intern Emerg Med. 2006;1( 3):197-203.
Social Issues | top |
Guberman N, Lavoie JP, Fournier M, et al. Families' values and attitudes regarding responsibility for the frail elderly: Implications for aging policy. J Aging Soc Policy. 2006;18( 3-4):59-78.
Hallberg IR, Kristensson J. Preventive home care of frail older people: A review of recent case management studies. J Clin Nurs. 2004;13( 6B):112-120.
Interdisciplinary Issues | top |
Dyer CB, Hyer K, Feldt KS, et al. Frail older patient care by interdisciplinary teams: A primer for generalists. Gerontol Geriatr Educ. 2003;24( 2):51-62.
Keough ME, Field TS, Gurwitz JH. A model of community-based interdisciplinary team training in the care of the frail elderly. Acad Med. 2002;77( 9):936.
Pickering G. Frail elderly, nutritional status and drugs. Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2004;38( 2):174-180.
