Assessment and intervention of frailty in the elderly:a review

Frailty is a clinical state characterized by increased vulnerability due to the decline of multiple organ functions. It is clinically manifested as slow movement, reduced activity, low energy level and involuntary weight loss. Frailty heightens the risk of disability, long-term hospitalization and m...

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Main Author: GUO Liangmei, SONG Wenjuan, ZENG Qiang
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Language:zho
Published: Editorial Office of China Preventive Medicine Journal 2025-03-01
Series:预防医学
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Online Access:http://www.zjyfyxzz.com/CN/10.19485/j.cnki.issn2096-5087.2025.03.010
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description Frailty is a clinical state characterized by increased vulnerability due to the decline of multiple organ functions. It is clinically manifested as slow movement, reduced activity, low energy level and involuntary weight loss. Frailty heightens the risk of disability, long-term hospitalization and mortality in the elderly when they face stressful events. Early assessment of frailty and personalized interventions can prevent and delay its progression, thereby reducing the occurrence of adverse events. This article reviews the literature on frailty published both domestically and internationally from January 2015 to January 2024. It provides an overview of the tools for assessing frailty in the elderly, such as the Clinical Frailty Scale, Frailty Index, Fried Frailty Phenotype, FRAIL Scale, and biological markers, and the management of frailty, including exercise, nutritional interventions, oral health management, and medication management, so as to provide the evidence for early assessment and intervention of frailty.
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spelling doaj-art-4fb54f9a3e9a4a41af99f4bbf6334db42025-08-20T02:09:27ZzhoEditorial Office of China Preventive Medicine Journal预防医学2096-50872025-03-0137326226610.19485/j.cnki.issn2096-5087.2025.03.010Assessment and intervention of frailty in the elderly:a reviewGUO Liangmei, SONG Wenjuan, ZENG QiangFrailty is a clinical state characterized by increased vulnerability due to the decline of multiple organ functions. It is clinically manifested as slow movement, reduced activity, low energy level and involuntary weight loss. Frailty heightens the risk of disability, long-term hospitalization and mortality in the elderly when they face stressful events. Early assessment of frailty and personalized interventions can prevent and delay its progression, thereby reducing the occurrence of adverse events. This article reviews the literature on frailty published both domestically and internationally from January 2015 to January 2024. It provides an overview of the tools for assessing frailty in the elderly, such as the Clinical Frailty Scale, Frailty Index, Fried Frailty Phenotype, FRAIL Scale, and biological markers, and the management of frailty, including exercise, nutritional interventions, oral health management, and medication management, so as to provide the evidence for early assessment and intervention of frailty.http://www.zjyfyxzz.com/CN/10.19485/j.cnki.issn2096-5087.2025.03.010the elderlyfrailtyassessmentintervention
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title Assessment and intervention of frailty in the elderly:a review
title_full Assessment and intervention of frailty in the elderly:a review
title_fullStr Assessment and intervention of frailty in the elderly:a review
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title_short Assessment and intervention of frailty in the elderly:a review
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