ArticleCanadian geriatrics journal : CGJ2017
Reversing Frailty Levels in Primary Care Using the CARES Model.
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- Perspectives on the representation of frailty in the electronic frailty index.BMC primary care · 2024Article
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- Understanding the implementation of interventions to improve the management of frailty in primary care: a rapid realist review.BMJ open · 2022Review
- Strategies for working across Canadian practice-based research and learning networks (PBRLNs) in primary care: focus on frailty.BMC family practice · 2021Article
- Cumulative Deficits Frailty Index Predicts Outcomes for Solid Organ Transplant Candidates.Transplantation direct · 2021Article
- A Simplified Frailty Index Predicts Mortality in Older Adults in Beijing.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2021Article
- Exploring Clinically Meaningful Changes for the Frailty Index in a Longitudinal Cohort of Hospitalized Older Patients.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2020Article
- Diagnosis and Management of Frailty in Primary Health Care.Korean journal of family medicine · 2020Article
- Development of Korean Frailty Index for Primary Care (KFI-PC) and Its Criterion Validity.Annals of geriatric medicine and research · 2020Article
- Correlates of Early-Stage Frailty-Sleep, Fitness, Oxidative Stress, and BMI.Frontiers in medicine · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe purpose of this manuscript was to evaluate the effectiveness of the Community Actions and Resources Empowering Seniors (CARES) model in measuring and mitigating frailty among community-dwelling older adults.
methodsThe CARES model is based on a goal-oriented multidisciplinary primary care plan which combines a comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) with health coaching. A total of 51 older adults (82 ± 7 years; 33 females) participated in the pilot phase of this initiative. Frailty was measured using the Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) and the Frailty Index (FI-CGA) at baseline and at six-month follow-up.
resultsThe FI-CGA at follow-up (0.21 ± 0.08) was significantly lower than the FI-CGA at baseline (0.24 ± 0.08), suggesting an average reduction of 1.8 deficits. Sixty-one per cent of participants improved their FI-CGA and 38% improved CFS categories. Participants classified as vulnerable/frail at baseline were more responsive to the intervention compared to non-frail participants.
conclusionPilot data showed that it is feasible to assess frailty in primary care and that the CARES intervention might have a positive effect on frailty, a promising finding that requires further investigations. General practitioners who participate in the CARES model can now access their patients' FI-CGA scores at point of service through their electronic medical records.
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