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KMID : 1143320210100030043
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Therapeutic Science for Neurorehabilitation
2021 Volume.10 No. 3 p.43 ~ p.56
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The Definition of Frail Elderly and the Frailty Screening Assessment Tool: A Systematic Review
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Lee Gyeong-A
Park Ji-Hyuk
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Abstract
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Objective : The objective of this study was to present the components of frailty by organizing the definitions of frail elderly and analyzing the tools used to screen them.
Methods : This study searched for articles at involved frailty screening assessments in the elderly.
Databases including CINAHL, Embase, Medline Complete, and PubMed were searched. The search terms were “assess” AND “frailty” AND “screening” AND (“frail elderly” OR “elderly”).
Results : A total of 539 articles were identified by the search and 11 articles were selected. Frailty occurs due to the depressed function of multidimensional factors, and a frail elderly person is defined as one at high risk of health degeneration, functional impairment, and occurrence of disability, and having a high level of threat to life. Seven tools were selected from 11 articles. The most frequently used tool was the frailty phenotype, which was used in five articles (45.4%). The identified components of frailty were physical, activity participation, nutrition, psychological, social, overall health, and age.
Conclusion : The results confirmed the definition and components of frailty. This study is expected to contribute to the future development of standardized evaluation tools for screening frail elderly individuals and intervention programs for the management of the frail elderly.
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KEYWORD
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Frail elderly, Screening, Systematic review
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