Hospital-Based Health Professionals' Perceptions of Frailty in Older People.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

There is a high prevalence of frailty amongst older patients in hospital settings. Frailty guidelines exist but implementation to date has been challenging. Understanding health professional attitudes, knowledge, and beliefs about frailty is critical in understanding barriers and enablers to guideline implementation, and the aim of this study was to understand these in rehabilitation multidisciplinary teams in hospital settings.

Research design and methods

Twenty-three semistructured interviews were conducted with health professionals working in multidisciplinary teams on geriatric and rehabilitation wards in Adelaide and Sydney, Australia. Interviews were audio recorded, transcribed, and coded by 2 researchers. A codebook was created and interviews

SUBMITTER: Manuel K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11181707 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature