Detecting frail, older adults and identifying their strengths: results of a mixed-methods study.
Sarah DuryEva DierckxAnne van der VorstMichaël Van der ElstBram FretDaan DuppenLieve HoeyberghsEllen De RoeckDeborah LambotteAn-Sofie SmetcorenJos ScholsGertrudis KempenG A Rixt ZijlstraJan De LepeleireBirgitte SchoenmakersDominique VertéNico De WitteTinie KardolPeter Paul De DeynSebastiaan EngelborghsLiesbeth De DonderPublished in: BMC public health (2018)
The findings indicate that frailty among older individuals can be considered as a dynamic state and, regardless of frailty, balancing factors are important in maintaining a good QoL. The study investigated not only the deficits, but also the abilities, and resources of frail, older adults. Public policymakers and healthcare organizations are encouraged to include these abilities, supplementary or even complementary to the usual focus on deficits.