1. Function and Frailty: The Cornerstones of Geriatric Assessment

  1. Jayna M. Holroyd-Leduc MD, FRCPC4,
  2. Madhuri Reddy MD, MSc5
  1. Paige K. Moorhouse1,2,
  2. Kenneth Rockwood1,2,3

Published Online: 25 APR 2012

DOI: 10.1002/9781118281796.ch1

Book Title

Evidence-Based Geriatric Medicine: A Practical Clinical Guide

Evidence-Based Geriatric Medicine: A Practical Clinical Guide

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How to Cite

Moorhouse, P. K. and Rockwood, K. (2010) Function and Frailty: The Cornerstones of Geriatric Assessment, in Evidence-Based Geriatric Medicine: A Practical Clinical Guide (eds J. M. Holroyd-Leduc and M. Reddy), Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781118281796.ch1

Editor Information

  1. 4

    Departments of Medicine and Community Health Sciences, Division of Geriatrics, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada

  2. 5

    Hebrew Senior Life, Boston, MA, USA

Author Information

  1. 1

    Department of Geriatric Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada

  2. 2

    Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, NS, Canada

  3. 3

    Kathryn Allen Weldon Professor of Alzheimer Research Dalhousie University Halifax, NS, Canada

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 25 APR 2012
  2. Published Print: 16 APR 2010

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9781444337181

Online ISBN: 9781118281796

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Keywords:

  • frailty;
  • function;
  • activities of daily living (ADL)

Summary

Frail older adults often behave as complex systems that are close to failure. Determination of frailty, through the use of a frailty phenotype or a frailty index, can help to target those at greatest risk for adverse outcomes, including functional decline. This chapter explores the concept of frailty and discusses how to measure and prevent functional decline in this population.

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