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The Asia-Pacific Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Frailty
Elsa Dent,Christopher T. C. Lien,Wee Shiong Lim,Wei Chin Wong,Chek Hooi Wong,Tze Pin Ng,Jean Woo,Birong Dong,Shelley F. De La Vega,P J H Poi,Shahrul Bahyah Kamaruzzaman,Chang Won,Liang Kung Chen,Kenneth Rockwood,Hidenori Arai,Leocadio Rodríguez-Mañas,Li Cao,Matteo Cesari,Piu Chan,Edward M. F. Leung,Francesco Landi,Linda P. Fried,John E. Morley,Bruno Vellas,Leon Flicker +24 more
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The recommendations provided herein are intended for use by healthcare providers in their management of older adults with frailty in the Asia Pacific region and it is proposed that regional guideline support committees be formed to help provide regular updates to these evidence-based guidelines.About:
This article is published in Journal of the American Medical Directors Association.The article was published on 2017-07-01. It has received 363 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Deprescribing & Guideline.read more
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Practitioner perceptions of the feasibility of common frailty screening instruments within general practice settings: a mixed methods study
Rachel C. Ambagtsheer,Mavourneen Casey,Michael Lawless,Mandy M. Archibald,Solomon Yu,Alison Kitson,Justin Beilby +6 more
TL;DR: In this paper , the authors explored the attitudes and perceptions of a convenience and volunteer sample of Australian general practitioners (GPs) and practice nurses (PNs) towards common frailty screening instruments (PRISMA-7 [P7], Edmonton Frail Scale [EFS], FRAIL Questionnaire [FQ], Gait Speed Test [GST], Groningen Frailty Indicator [GFI], Kihon Checklist [KC] and Timed Up and Go [TUG]) to 43 GPs and PNs.
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Frailty knowledge level and its influencing factors among older adults in China.
TL;DR: Wang et al. as discussed by the authors investigated frailty knowledge level and its influencing factors in community-dwelling older adults in China and found that those with advanced age and pre-frailty or frailty stage were more knowledgeable about frailty.
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Effects of Traditional Chinese Exercises on Frailty, Quality of Life, and Physical Function on Frail and Pre-Frail Older People: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Xiao Yan Wan,J. Shen,Gui-fen He +2 more
TL;DR: This article explored the effects of traditional Chinese exercises (TCEs) on the frailty status, quality of life, and physical function of frail and pre-frail older adults and showed that TCEs may be helpful in alleviating frailty and improving the quality-of-life and physical functions of older adults.
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Frailty's Prevalence and the Association with Aging-Related Health Conditions in Chinese Community Dwelling Elderly
TL;DR: The frailty's prevalence among the elderly aged ≥60 years in the community of Lianyungang City was 13.8%, 55.4% were prefrail, and 30.8% were robust, while mental and psychological statuses were not significantly associated with frailty.
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Frailty and Associated Factors among the Elderly in Vietnam: A Cross-Sectional Study
TL;DR: The community’s prevalence of frailty among older adults is high and should be assessed in older people through community-based healthcare programs for early diagnosis and management.
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