Frailty in Acute Care: Not Just Your Grandparents' Medical Condition

Discussion: Frailty is a multidimentional clinical diagnosis that is not reserved solely to those older than 65 years. Many diagnoses have been closely linked to frailty. Clinicians across the spectrum need to recognize and assess for frailty, especially in acute care, as discharge planning is a key component in reducing readmissions. Creating and adapting a treatment plan that meets all the necessary domains of fitness, combined with the appropriate intensity and duration, will provide the greatest chance of reversing patients along the continuum from frail to prefrail to nonfrail.
Source: The Journal of Acute Care Physical Therapy - Category: Physiotherapy Tags: REVIEW ARTICLES Source Type: research