| Description |
1 online resource (185 pages) |
| Contents |
Frailty : from awareness to identity -- Living well with frailty : from identity to care -- Evidence-based practice in frailty : falls and activity -- Surgical outcomes, cognitive frailty and delirium -- Sarcopenia and frailty -- Interventions in frailty care and enhancing independence -- Person-centred integrated care and end-of-life |
| Summary |
Increasingly, we question 'what makes us healthy?', as well as 'what makes us ill?'. What does this shift mean for frailty? Almost wholly defined in negative terms, the term 'frail' tends to refer to a group of older people who are at highest risk of adverse outcomes such as falls, infections, disability, admission to hospital or the need for long-term care. This ground-breaking book takes a holistic approach to frailty. It connects the medical literature with the wider social science discourse on ageing, and focuses on promoting wellbeing and the building up of strengths. Living with Frailty draws together the latest biomedical evidence and good practice in this emerging area and explores ideas about assets and resilience, the role of society and the social model of disability in relation to frailty, arguing that insufficient attention is paid to positive action such as developing bone strength, maintaining good nutrition and exercising. Chapters look at: existing models of frailtyperson-centred careassessing frailty and quality of lifehow falls, and fear of falls, relate to discussions of frailtydelirium and frailtythe environment and frailtysarcopenia. Living with Frailty is an important introduction and reference for all practitioners, researchers and students with an interest in frailty, wellbeing and social approaches to health. Forewords by Professors Ken Rockwood, Dalhousie University, and Adam Gordon, Nottingham University |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed February 22nd, 2024) |
| Subject |
Frail older people
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Frail older people -- Medical care
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Chronic diseases.
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Health promotion.
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Frail Elderly
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Chronic Disease
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Frailty
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Health Promotion
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Health Services for the Aged
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Resilience, Psychological
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MEDICAL -- Long-Term Care.
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MEDICAL -- Geriatrics.
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Chronic diseases
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Frail older people
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Frail older people -- Medical care
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Health promotion
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781351402101 |
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1351402102 |
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9781351402118 |
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1351402110 |
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9781351402095 |
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1351402099 |
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9780203732694 |
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0203732693 |
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