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标题：Burden of frailty in the elderly population: perspectives for a public health challenge
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作者：Fanny Buckinx ; Yves Rolland ; Jean-Yves Reginster 等
期刊名称：Archives of Public Health
印刷版ISSN：0778-7367
电子版ISSN：0778-7367
出版年度：2015
卷号：73
期号：1
页码：19
DOI：10.1186/s13690-015-0068-x
语种：English
出版社：BioMed Central
摘要：Frailty is a major health condition associated with ageing. Although the concept is almost universally accepted, its operational definition remains controversial. Anyway, this geriatric condition represents a huge potential public health issue at both the patient and the societal levels because of its multiple clinical, societal consequences and its dynamic nature. Here, we review existing definitions and assessment tools for frailty, we highlight consequences of this geriatric condition and we discuss the importance of its screening and prevention to limit its public health burden.
关键词：Frailty ; Elderly ; Public health ; Prevalence