Interventions to prevent, delay or reverse frailty in older people: a journey towards clinical guidelines.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Age-related frailty is a multidimensional dynamic condition associated with adverse patient outcomes and high costs for health systems. Several interventions have been proposed to tackle frailty. This correspondence article describes the journey through the development of evidence- and consensus-based guidelines on interventions aimed at preventing, delaying or reversing frailty in the context of the FOCUS (Frailty Management Optimisation through EIP-AHA Commitments and Utilisation of Stakeholders Input) project (664367-FOCUS-HP-PJ-2014). The rationale, framework, processes and content of the guidelines are described.

Main text

The guidelines were framed into four questions - one general and three on specific groups of interventions - all including frailty as the

SUBMITTER: Marcucci M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6819620 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature