Measuring frailty in clinical practice: Overcoming challenges with implementation
INTRODUCTION Frailty is a geriatric syndrome classified as a decline in biological reserve and functioning across multiple physiological systems. Frailty is associated with a lower quality of life and an increased risk of hospitalization and death for the growing population of adults aged 65 and above. Diagnosing frailty in clinical practice has been hindered by a lack of consensus on the definition.
Authors
- Kimberly Mournighan
- Mufeng Gao
- Rahi R. Shah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0732-7164)
- David H. Lynch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2512-9367)
- Donglin Zeng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0843-9280)
- John A. Batsis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0845-4416)
- Hillary Spangler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4027-4113)
- Tamara Damjanac
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- UNC Libraries
- Published
- 2025-05-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.17615/v461-3a32
- Primary Topic
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00