01483nas a2200253   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042100002600059700001400085700002000099700001500119700001200134700001600146700001300162700001200175700001500187700001600202245004000218250001500258300000700273490000600280520089700286020004601183       2011                            d  c-480967089071 aSherrington Catherine1 aKurrle S.1 aFairhall Nicola1 aLangron C.1 aGill L.1 aLockwood K.1 aAggar C.1 aLord S.1 aCameron I.1 aMonaghan N.00aTreating frailty. A practical guide  a2011/07/08  a830 v93 a<p>
ABSTRACT: Frailty is a common syndrome that is associated with vulnerability to poor health outcomes. Frail older people have increased risk of morbidity, institutionalization and death, resulting in burden to individuals, their families, health care services and society. Assessment and treatment of the frail individual provide many challenges to clinicians working with older people. Despite frailty being increasingly recognized in the literature, there is a paucity of direct evidence to guide interventions to reduce frailty. In this paper we review methods for identification of frailty in the clinical setting, propose a model for assessment of the frail older person and summarize the current best evidence for treating the frail older person. We provide an evidencebased framework that can be used to guide the diagnosis, assessment and treatment of frail older people.
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