Citation

Koller K, Rockwood K. Cleve. Clin. J. Med. 2013; 80(3): 168-174.

Affiliation

Division of Geriatric Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, Cleveland Clinic Educational Foundation)

DOI

10.3949/ccjm.80a.12100

PMID

23456467

Abstract

Frailty has important implications for the care needs of older adults and how those needs are met. By recognizing frailty and measuring it objectively, clinicians can better engage patients and their loved ones in difficult discussions about treatment plans and prognosis, and ultimately deliver better palliative care.

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