Should we screen for frailty in primary care settings? A fresh perspective on the frailty evidence base : A narrative review

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With older adults living longer, health service providers have increasingly turned their attention towards frailty and its significant consequences for health and well-being. Consequently, frailty screening has gained momentum as a possible health policy answer to the question of what can be done to prevent frailty's onset and progression. However, who should be screened for frailty, where and when remains a subject of extensive debate. The purpose of this narrative review is to explore the dimensions of this question with reference to Wilson and Jungner's time-tested and widely accepted principles for acceptable screening within community settings. Although the balance of the emerging evidence to support frailty screening is promising, significant gaps in the evidence base remain. Consequently, when assessed against Wilson and Jungner's principles, extensive population screening does not appear to be supported by the evidence. However, screening for the purpose of case-finding may prove useful among older adults.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:119

Enthalten in:

Preventive medicine - 119(2019) vom: 28. Feb., Seite 63-69

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ambagtsheer, Rachel C [VerfasserIn]
Beilby, Justin J [VerfasserIn]
Visvanathan, Renuka [VerfasserIn]
Dent, Elsa [VerfasserIn]
Yu, Solomon [VerfasserIn]
Braunack-Mayer, Annette J [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Family practice
Frailty
General practice
Geriatric assessment
Journal Article
Mass screening
Primary health care
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 18.03.2020

Date Revised 18.03.2020

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ypmed.2018.12.020

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM292236263