ArticleJournal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society2024
Identifying and Managing Frailty: A Survey of UK Healthcare Professionals.
Article in Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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- How Frailty Is Considered, Measured and Managed in Clinical Practice, Quality Improvement and Research in Australia: Insights From a National Survey.Australasian journal on ageing · 2026Article
- Frailty Assessment in Total Hip Arthroplasty for Femoral Neck Fracture.Hip & pelvis · 2026Article
- Nurses' knowledge, attitudes, practices, and educational needs regarding frailty: a multicenter cross-sectional survey in southwestern China.Frontiers in public health · 2026Observational
- Addressing Frailty in Cardiology: Identifying Barriers Faced by Cardiologists and Health Care Professionals in Asia.JACC. Asia · 2025Article
- Frailty and Oral Health: Associations with Candidiasis, Prosthesis Use, and Hyposalivation.Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Training healthcare professionals in assessment of health needs in older adults living at home: a scoping review.BMC medical education · 2024Article
- Frailty identification and management among Brazilian healthcare professionals: a survey.BMC geriatrics · 2024Article
- What do primary care providers want to know when caring for patients living with frailty? An analysis of eConsult communications between primary care providers and specialists.BMC health services research · 2024Observational
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8 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Frailty is a common condition that leads to multiple adverse outcomes. Frailty should be identified and managed in a holistic, evidence-based and patient-centered way. We aimed to understand how UK healthcare professionals (HCPs) identify and manage frailty in comparison with UK Fit for Frailty guidelines, their frailty training, their confidence in providing support and organizational pathways for this. An online mixed-methods survey was distributed to UK HCPs supporting older people through professional bodies, special interest groups, key contacts, and social media. From 137 responses, HCPs valued frailty assessment but used a mixture of tools that varied by profession. HCPs felt confident managing frailty and referred older people to a wide range of supportive services, but acknowledged a lack of formalized training opportunities, systems, and pathways for frailty management. Clearer pathways, more training, and stronger interprofessional communication, appropriate to each setting, may further support HCPs in frailty management.
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