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Título : Frailty: An Emerging Public Health Priority
Autor: Matteo Cesari
Martin Prince
Jotheeswaran Amuthavalli Thiyagarajan
Islene Araujo de Carvalho
Piu Chan
LUIS MIGUEL FRANCISCO GUTIERREZ ROBLEDO
JEAN PIERRE MICHEL KUN GONZALEZ
John E. Morley
Paul Ong
Leocadio Rodríguez Manas
Alan Sinclair
Chang Won Won
John Beard
bruno vellas
Palabras clave : MEDICINA Y CIENCIAS DE LA SALUD;Ciencias médicas;Ciencias clínicas;Geriatría;Personas mayores;Elderly;Envejecimiento;Aging;Condiciones relacionadas con la edad;Age-related conditions;Fragilidad;Frailty;Cuidado de la salud;Health care
Fecha de publicación: 2016
Editorial : Elsevier & American Medical Directors Association
Descripción : The absolute and relative increases in the number of older persons are evident worldwide, from the most developed countries to the lowest-income regions. Multimorbidity and need for social support increase with age. Age-related conditions and, in particular, disabilities are a significant burden for the person, his or her family, and public health care systems. To guarantee the sustainability of public health systems and improve the quality of care provided, it is becoming urgent to act to prevent and delay the disabling cascade. Current evidence shows that too large a proportion of community-dwelling older people present risk factors for major health-related events and unmet clinical needs. In this scenario, the "frailty syndrome" is a condition of special interest. Frailty is a status of extreme vulnerability to endogenous and exogenous stressors exposing the individual to a higher risk of negative health-related outcomes. Frailty may represent a transition phase between successful aging and disability, and a condition to target for restoring robustness in the individual at risk. Given its syndromic nature, targeting frailty requires a comprehensive approach. The identification of frailty as a target for implementing preventive interventions against age-related conditions is pivotal. Every effort should be made by health care authorities to maximize efforts in this field, balancing priorities, needs, and resources. Raising awareness about frailty and age-related conditions in the population is important for effective prevention, and should lead to the promotion of lifelong healthy behaviors and lifestyle.
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