Frailty indexes

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Apr
2024
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Apr
2024

2024 Wales Spring Meeting

Wales Spring Meeting in Wrexham

CGA: Physical domain

The physical domain of CGA includes medical history, frailty syndromes, long term condition management, multi-morbidity, polypharmacy and structured medication reviews, nutrition, pain management, and falls risk. These aspects, combined with the other five domain areas, are essential for creating a comprehensive care plan. 

CGA: Frailty status

Frailty status is essential in CGA as it identifies individuals at increased risk of adverse outcomes like falls, hospitalisation, disability, and mortality.
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Jun
2020

Frailty Hub: Introduction to frailty

Find out what frailty is and how it can be diagnosed and managed.
 
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Nov
2023
Good practice guide
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Front door frailty: Advice on setting up services

In this document, the BGS sets out five principles that should underpin front door frailty services, as well as tips on establishing services from those who have been through the process. 
03
May
2019

Frailty in older people

This collection shows how far frailty has come, not just an abstract concept, but a condition with an established and important place in the healthcare of older people.
03
May
2019

Sarcopenia research and practice

Selected key references that showcase developments in the field of sarcopenia, how definitions have evolved and evidence on prevalence, causes, and adverse effects.
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May
2018
Good practice guide
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Frailty: what’s it all about?

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Feb
2021
Good practice guide
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Silver Book II: Geriatric syndromes

This chapter of the Silver Book II covers the presentation of common geriatric conditions in an urgent care context.
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May
2019
Good practice guide
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Frailty and lung disease: Best practice

Dr Laura Pugh and Dr Chris Dyer of the BGS Respiratory SIG explain how acute respiratory and geriatric medicine teams can work together on issues of frailty.
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Jan
2021

COVID-19: Frailty scores and outcomes in older people

This page brings together studies specifically examining the link between frailty and COVID-19 outcomes in acute care. It is intended that it will be updated every month following a review of the literature to provide an update on any frailty and COVID-19 papers.
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Apr
2020

Frailty – busting a few myths about what it is and what it isn’t
03
Jun
2019

BOAST: The care of the older or frail orthopaedic trauma patient

This standard has been jointly produced by the British Orthopaedic Association (BOA), the British Geriatrics Society (BGS) and other organisations.