Searching for an operational definition of frailty: a Delphi method based consensus statement: the frailty operative definition-consensus conference project
dc.contributor.author | Rodríguez-Mañas, Leocadio | en |
dc.contributor.author | Féart, Catherine | en |
dc.contributor.author | Mann, Giovanni | en |
dc.contributor.author | Viña, Jose | en |
dc.contributor.author | Chatterji, Somnath | en |
dc.contributor.author | Chodzko-Zajko, Wojtek | en |
dc.contributor.author | Gonzalez-Colaço Harmand, Magali | en |
dc.contributor.author | Bergman, Howard | en |
dc.contributor.author | Carcaillon, Laure | en |
dc.contributor.author | Nicholson, Caroline | en |
dc.contributor.author | Scuteri, Angelo | en |
dc.contributor.author | Sinclair, Alan J. | en |
dc.contributor.author | Pelaez, Martha | en |
dc.contributor.author | Van der Cammen, Tischa | en |
dc.contributor.author | Beland, François | en |
dc.contributor.author | Bickenbach, Jerome | en |
dc.contributor.author | Delamarche, Paul | en |
dc.contributor.author | Ferrucci, Luigi | en |
dc.contributor.author | Fried, Linda P | en |
dc.contributor.author | Gutiérrez-Robledo, Luis Miguel | en |
dc.contributor.author | Rockwood, Kenneth | en |
dc.contributor.author | Rodríguez Artalejo, Fernando | en |
dc.contributor.author | Serviddio, Gaetano | en |
dc.contributor.author | Vega, Enrique | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-01-15T09:48:48Z | en |
dc.date.available | 2016-01-15T09:48:48Z | en |
dc.date.issued | 2013-01 | en |
dc.identifier.citation | Rodríguez-Mañas, L. et al (2013) 'Searching for an operational definition of frailty: a Delphi method based consensus statement: the frailty operative definition-consensus conference project' J. Gerontol. A 68 (1):62-7 Biol. Sci. Med. Sci. | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 1758-535X | en |
dc.identifier.pmid | 22511289 | en |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1093/gerona/gls119 | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10547/593503 | en |
dc.description.abstract | Background. There is no consensus regarding the definition of frailty for clinical uses. Methods. A modified Delphi process was used to attempt to achieve consensus definition. Experts were selected from different fields and organized into five Focus Groups. A questionnaire was developed and sent to experts in the area of frailty. Responses and comments were analyzed using a pre-established strategy. Statements with an agreement more than or equal to 80% were accepted. Results. Overall, 44% of the statements regarding the concept of frailty and 18% of the statements regarding diagnostic criteria were accepted. There was consensus on the value of screening for frailty and about the identification of six domains of frailty for inclusion in a clinical definition, but no agreement was reached concerning a specific set of clinical/laboratory biomarkers useful for diagnosis. Conclusions. There is agreement on the usefulness of defining frailty in clinical settings as well as on its main dimensions. However, additional research is needed before an operative definition of frailty can be established. | |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | Oxford University Press | en |
dc.relation.url | http://biomedgerontology.oxfordjournals.org/content/68/1/62.short | en |
dc.relation.url | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3598366/ | en |
dc.subject | frailty | en |
dc.subject | consensus definition | en |
dc.subject | older people | en |
dc.subject | biomarkers | en |
dc.subject.mesh | Aged | en |
dc.subject.mesh | Delphi Technique | en |
dc.subject.mesh | Expert Testimony | en |
dc.subject.mesh | Focus Groups | en |
dc.subject.mesh | Frail Elderly | en |
dc.subject.mesh | Geriatric Assessment | en |
dc.subject.mesh | Humans | en |
dc.title | Searching for an operational definition of frailty: a Delphi method based consensus statement: the frailty operative definition-consensus conference project | en |
dc.type | Article | en |
dc.contributor.department | Hospital Universitario de Getafe, Madrid | en |
dc.contributor.department | Université Bordeaux | en |
dc.contributor.department | King’s College, London | en |
dc.contributor.department | Universidad de Valencia | en |
dc.contributor.department | World Health Organization | en |
dc.contributor.department | University of Illinois | en |
dc.contributor.department | McGill University | en |
dc.contributor.department | Centre for Research in Epidemiology and Population Health, , France | en |
dc.contributor.department | INRCA/IRCCS, Roma | en |
dc.contributor.department | University of Bedfordshire | en |
dc.contributor.department | Health Foundation of South Florida | en |
dc.contributor.department | Erasmus University Medical Center | en |
dc.contributor.department | Lady Davis Hôpital Général Juif, Montreal | en |
dc.contributor.department | Leiter Unit Disability Policy Schweizer, Nottwill, Switzerland | en |
dc.contributor.department | University of Rennes | en |
dc.contributor.department | National institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health | en |
dc.contributor.department | Columbia University Medical Center | en |
dc.contributor.department | Instituto de Geriatría, México city | en |
dc.contributor.department | Dalhousie University | en |
dc.contributor.department | Universidad Autónoma de Madrid | en |
dc.contributor.department | University of Foggia | en |
dc.contributor.department | Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization | en |
dc.identifier.journal | The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences | en |
dc.identifier.pmcid | PMC3598366 | en |
html.description.abstract | Background. There is no consensus regarding the definition of frailty for clinical uses. Methods. A modified Delphi process was used to attempt to achieve consensus definition. Experts were selected from different fields and organized into five Focus Groups. A questionnaire was developed and sent to experts in the area of frailty. Responses and comments were analyzed using a pre-established strategy. Statements with an agreement more than or equal to 80% were accepted. Results. Overall, 44% of the statements regarding the concept of frailty and 18% of the statements regarding diagnostic criteria were accepted. There was consensus on the value of screening for frailty and about the identification of six domains of frailty for inclusion in a clinical definition, but no agreement was reached concerning a specific set of clinical/laboratory biomarkers useful for diagnosis. Conclusions. There is agreement on the usefulness of defining frailty in clinical settings as well as on its main dimensions. However, additional research is needed before an operative definition of frailty can be established. |