A New Concept of Health Can Improve the Definition of Frailty.
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Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 26215399.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1007/s00223-015-0038-x and PMC identifier 4598346.
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Abstract
Following a newly developed concept of health, this viewpoint suggests that the concept of frailty can usefully be defined as: the weakening of health, i.e. the resilience or capacity to cope, and to maintain and restore one's integrity, equilibrium, and sense of wellbeing in three domains: physical, mental, and social.
Medical subject headings
- Frail Elderly
- Health Status