Journal
BMC GERIATRICS
Volume 22, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s12877-021-02722-9
Keywords
Frailty; Emergency Medicine; Critical Care; Primary Care; Perioperative Care
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- Frederick Banting & Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarships - Doctoral Award
- Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation of Canada Scholarship
- Pawan K. Singal Graduate Scholarship in Cardiovascular Sciences
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Healthcare systems need to adapt to better serve the aging population. Frailty assessments can identify individuals at increased risk and optimize patient care. This review discusses the barriers, facilitators, and application of frailty assessments in different healthcare settings.
Healthcare systems need to adapt to better serve an aging population with complex presentations. Frailty assessments are a potential means to address this heterogeneity in aging to identify individuals at increased risk for adverse health outcomes. Furthermore, frailty assessments offer an opportunity to optimize patient care in various healthcare settings. While the vast number of frailty assessment tools available can be a source of confusion for clinicians, each tool has features adaptable to the constraints and goals of different healthcare settings. This review discusses and compares barriers, facilitators, and the application of frailty assessments in primary care, the emergency department/intensive care unit and surgical care to cover a breadth of settings with different frailty assessment considerations. The implementation of frailty-aware care across healthcare settings potentiates better healthcare outcomes for older adults.
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