ArticleFuture healthcare journal2017
Barriers to the identification of frailty in hospital: a survey of UK clinicians.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- A systematic review of frailty education programs for health care professionals.Australasian journal on ageing · 2022Pooled it
- Decision making and outcomes in colorectal cancer and frailty: the DeCaF study.Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England · 2026Article
- Implementation of a best practice advisory alert for inpatient frailty screening and intervention: A pilot quality improvement program.The Journal of frailty & aging · 2026Article
- Identifying frailty in acutely hospitalised patients with hip fracture: are the clinical frailty scale and irish hip fracture database frailty index comparable for predicting adverse outcomes?European geriatric medicine · 2026Article
- Addressing Frailty in Cardiology: Identifying Barriers Faced by Cardiologists and Health Care Professionals in Asia.JACC. Asia · 2025Article
- Hospital-Based Health Professionals' Perceptions of Frailty in Older People.The Gerontologist · 2024Article
- Identifying and Managing Frailty: A Survey of UK Healthcare Professionals.Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society · 2024Article
- Feasibility of frailty screening among patients with advanced heart failure.BMJ open quality · 2023Article
- Prevalence and outcomes of frailty in unplanned hospital admissions: a systematic review and meta-analysis of hospital-wide and general (internal) medicine cohorts.EClinicalMedicine · 2023Article
- Frailty as a growing challenge for anesthesiologists - results of a Dutch national survey.BMC anesthesiology · 2021Article
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Abstract
Despite numerous national campaigns, frailty remains under-recognised in the hospital setting. We performed a survey of hospital-based clinicians across the UK to identify barriers to the identification and best practice management of frailty in hospital. A total of 402 clinicians were surveyed across a range of grades, specialties and hospitals. Responses highlighted variable awareness and personal understanding of frailty, particularly among junior doctors and clinicians in non-medical specialties. Although 74% of responders agreed frailty assessments should be undertaken for all older people admitted to hospital, only 36% felt this was currently feasible with available resources. Free-text responses highlighted limited education, the perceived subjectivity of frailty assessments, scepticism as to their utility in the hospital setting, and deficiencies in service provision. This was the first survey of UK hospital clinicians regarding frailty assessments. Results highlight multiple areas for improvement and engagement.
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