| Literature DB >> 28689563 |
Matteo Cesari1, Riccardo Calvani2, Emanuele Marzetti2.
Abstract
Frailty is a clinical state characterized by a decrease of an individual's homeostatic reserves and is responsible for enhanced vulnerability to endogenous and/or exogenous stressors. Such a condition of extreme vulnerability exposes individuals to an increased risk of negative health-related outcomes. Multiple operational definitions of frailty are available in the literature, but none can be indicated as a gold standard. Frailty should be considered a condition of major interest for public health and become the lever for reshaping the obsolete health care systems currently unable to adequately address the clinical needs of aging populations.Entities:
Keywords: Assessment; Disability; Elderly; Geriatrics; Prevention
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28689563 DOI: 10.1016/j.cger.2017.02.002
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Geriatr Med ISSN: 0749-0690 Impact factor: 3.076