Searching for an Operational Definition of Frailty: A Delphi Method Based Consensus Statement. The Frailty Operative Definition-Consensus Conference Project

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Authors

Leocadio Rodríguez‐Mañas · Hospital Universitario de Getafe

Catherine Féart · Université de Bordeaux

Giovanni E. Mann · King's College London

José Viña · Universitat de València

Somnath Chatterji · World Health Organization

Wojtek Chodzko-Zajko · University of Illinois System

Magali González‐Colaço Harmand

Abstract

There is agreement on the usefulness of defining frailty in clinical settings as well as on its main dimensions. However, additional research is needed before an operative definition of frailty can be established.

Topics & Keywords

Frailty in Older Adults Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Nutrition and Health in Aging

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Reduced inequalities

Publication Details

Published in: The Journals of Gerontology Series A

Volume 68, Issue 1, pp. 62-67

DOI: 10.1093/gerona/gls119

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