Frailty Assessment in Clinical Practice: Opportunity in the Midst of a Pandemic

Victoria L. Keevil; Christopher N. Osuafor; Alistair J. Mackett; Richard Biram

doi:10.3390/geriatrics5040092

Geriatrics (Nov 2020)

Frailty Assessment in Clinical Practice: Opportunity in the Midst of a Pandemic

Victoria L. Keevil,
Christopher N. Osuafor,
Alistair J. Mackett,
Richard Biram

Affiliations

Victoria L. Keevil: Department of Medicine for the Elderly, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK
Christopher N. Osuafor: Department of Medicine for the Elderly, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK
Alistair J. Mackett: Department of Medicine for the Elderly, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK
Richard Biram: Department of Medicine for the Elderly, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/geriatrics5040092
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 5, no. 4
p. 92

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Emerging evidence from studies of older adults hospitalised with COVID-19 suggests that there is a high prevalence of frailty in this patient group. We reflect on the measurement of frailty in older patients hospitalized as an emergency and the translation of frailty from a research to a clinical concept. We consider whether, despite the contemporary challenges in the care of older adults as a result of COVID-19, there are opportunities for care quality improvement during a pandemic.

Published in Geriatrics

ISSN: 2308-3417 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Special situations and conditions: Geriatrics
Website: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/geriatrics

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