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Exploration of frailty screening instruments used in the emergency department and development of a new, short frailty screening instrument, the Quick Frailty Screen (QFS)
Introduction: Research comparing frailty screening instruments against a gold-standard comprehensive geriatric assessment, is lacking. A knowledge gap also exists regarding the core requirements for an ideal frailty screening instrument for use in ED, as well as frailty knowledge and use of …
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Walking the frailty tightrope: exploring the construction of identity in older people with frailty within an NHS Day Hospital.
People with frailty are less likely to recover from illness and are at greater risk of falls, institutionalisation and death. Rates of frailty are increasing and expected to rise as the population ages putting great pressure on the NHS. Over the last 20 years frailty has been explored in terms of …
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Bayesian Hierarchical Frailty Models for Heterogeneity in Risk
… dissertation, we develop Bayesian hierarchical frailty models that adjust for heterogeneity in risk in a way that reflects the sources of heterogeneity. We focus on the compound Poisson distribution, as it reflects a biological risk mechanism seen in many applications where an individual's risk …
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Non-parametric competing risks with multivariate frailty models
… (i) competing risks and (ii) random eect (frailty) models. The theory of competing risks provides a structure for inference in problems where cases are subject to several types of failure. Random eects in competing risk models consist of two underlying distributions: the conditional …
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Spatial frailty modelling for multidrug-resistant Tuberculosis mortality in Namibia
The !Xun San are one of the most marginalised people in the Okongo Community Forest and Conservancy. Traditionally, their economic system largely centred on hunting and gathering. The arrival of the bantu-speaking people in the San’s traditional hunting grounds, however, changed their economic …
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Frailty and Post-Operative Outcomes in Adult Hip Fracture Patients
… 2016; Sheehan et al., 2018). The prevalence of frailty in adult hip fracture patients is estimated at 51%. Frail patients with hip fractures are twice as likely to have a complication (Kistler et al., 2015). Extant studies have examined frailty and hip fractures independently, nonetheless, a gap …
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A Feasibility Study of an Investigation into the Factors of Frailty
… A universally acceptable clinical definition of frailty has not been established to date: remaining elusive and is in need of description and analysis (Karunananthan et al, 2009).<br/><br/>This feasibility study explored the ability to examine the physical, social and cognitive factors of frailty …
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Association of Cognitive Impairment with Frailty in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
BACKGROUND: Frailty is highly prevalent in older people, but its association with cognitive function is poorly understood. The aim of this study was to examine the association between cognitive function and frailty in community-dwelling older adults. METHODS: Data were from the 2008 Living Profiles …
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Case management for community-dwelling seniors living with frailty: perspectives of case managers
Frailty is a growing health concern in Canada’s aging population. Community-dwelling seniors living with frailty are at an increased risk of adverse health and wellness outcomes. Case management has emerged as a promising approach to mitigate the burden of frailty. Case managers are responsible for …
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Appetite, oral frailty, and nutritional status of nursing home residents: Descriptive cross-sectional study
… that poor appetite, poor oral health, and oral frailty are common among older adults in nursing homes and can affect food intake and nutritional status. Adequate nutritional status is imperative for both health and quality of life; thus, deteriorating nutritional status can affect individuals' …
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COMPARATIVE EFFECTS OF GABAPENTINOIDS VS OPIOIDS ON FRAILTY AND PHYSICAL FUNCTION AMONG MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES
… effectiveness against opioids in changes in frailty and physical function, using a national sample of Medicare beneficiaries. First, we examined the patterns of new long-term opioid users who were switching to or supplementing their opioids with gabapentinoids. We found that there were …
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Alcohol Consumption, Frailty, and the Mediating Role of C-Reactive Protein in Older Adults
Frailty is a well-established indicator of late-life decline and is accompanied by higher rates of comorbidity and disability. Meanwhile, an estimated 41% of adults over the age of 65 report consuming alcohol – an identified health risk and protective factor depending on dosage. Given that the …
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The Concept Of Confidence Of Older People Living With Frailty And Implications For Practice
… of older people living with syndromes of frailty is growing too. Frailty syndromes, such as falls, immobility, delirium, incontinence and susceptibility to medication side effects, are leading causes of acute hospitalisation of older people. Confidence is recognised to impact on …
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Applications of Vibration-Based Occupant Inference in Frailty Diagnosis through Passive, In-Situ Gait Monitoring
… of Vibration-Based Occupant Inference (VBOI) in frailty analysis. The rise of both Internet-of-Things (IoT) and VBOI provide new techniques to perform gait analysis via footstep-induced vibration which can be analyzed for early detection of human frailty. Thus, this work provides an application …
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Power and Pressure: Frailty as a Measure of Cumulative Stress Among Ancient Maya Royals from Belize
… stressors (environmental, nutritional, social). Frailty is an accumulation of this stress and leaves skeletal biomarkers which provides evidence of ongoing stress and survived stress event at time of death. The thought that elite status in ancient Maya buffers individuals from physiological …
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Physical Function During Performance-Based Tasks and Throughout Daily Life. Is It Different Across Levels of Frailty?
… function of older women across levels of frailty. The specific aims were: 1) Examine the physical function of older women across levels of frailty during performance-based tasks and throughout their normal daily life; and 2) Review the effectiveness of current exercise interventions for …
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A Hermeneutic Phenomenology Study Exploring the Barriers and Facilitators to Accessing Support for UK South Asian Families Living with Frailty
… The UK South Asian population experience poorer frailty health outcomes than the white British population, and are less likely to access frailty support and services. Aim: To understand the lived experiences of South Asian families living with frailty, identifying perceived barriers to accessing …
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How valid and useful is a locally-developed frailty tool for joint decision-making by patients, families and clinicians?
… treatment, has created a need to understand what frailty looks like, how it can be measured, and whether this knowledge can help clinicians and patients arrive at informed treatment decisions. A frailty tool, Frail CHeC, was developed at a regional hospital. It aims to provide a quick method of …
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Putting ageism in context: examining the relationship between age discrimination and frailty among older individuals aged 65 years and over.
Frailty is the inability of the body's defence system to cope with stressors. It is known to increase the risk of adverse health outcomes such as mortality, falls and hospitalisation among the older population. While the burden of frailty is continuously documented in the literature, there is still …
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