frail older adults การใช้

• Frail older adults are at high risk for major adverse health outcomes, including disability, falls, institutionalization, hospitalization, and mortality.
• A recent systematic review found that exercise interventions can increase muscle strength and improve physical function; however, results are inconsistent in frail older adults living in the community.
• Technology adoption among frail older adults : Family relations in context, accepted for presentation at the " Aging Families, Changing Families : An International Conference ", International Sociological Association, June 3, Syracuse, U . S . A.
• "We were taking care of frail older adults, but we really didn't have much clarity about what frailty was, " said Dr . Linda Fried, who directs the Center on Aging and Health at Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions.
• Giving grants to initiatives that study and develop approaches for addressing social factors, such as housing, poverty, and education, that can impact the health of vulnerable people, including low-income children and their families, frail older adults, and adults with disabilities.
• In older patients, clinical practice guidelines by the American Geriatrics Society states " for frail older adults, persons with life expectancy of less than 5 years, and others in whom the risks of intensive glycemic control appear to outweigh the benefits, a less stringent target such as Hb A1c of 8 % is appropriate ".