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The Importance of Frailty in Stroke and How to Measure It

Year: 2024

Type: editorial

Abstract: The term ‘frailty’ is used frequently in healthcare and has become topical for both research and clinical care. Although many clinicians report an intuition for identifying frailty, there is often uncertainty over what it actually represents, how it can be assessed, and what it may mean for the patient. This article provides a focused introduction to frailty for the stroke clinician-in-training (and for those more experienced), in particular the different approaches to evaluating frailty in the stroke setting.

Source: Stroke

DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.124.048424

Authors: Nicholas R. Evans, Patricia Fearon, Lucy Beishon, João Pinho, Terence J. Quinn

Institutions: University of Cambridge, Beaumont Hospital, Glenfield Hospital, British Heart Foundation, NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre, Universitätsklinikum Aachen, RWTH Aachen University, University of Glasgow

Language: English

Topic: Frailty in Older Adults

Subfield: Geriatrics and Gerontology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: Wellcome Trust, National Institute for Health and Care Research, RWTH Aachen University, NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre, Daiichi Sankyo Europe

OpenAlex ID: W4402279962

Cites: 10

Cited by: 17

Related to: 10