The journal of nutrition, health & aging
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J Nutr Health Aging · Aug 2012
Screening for delirium within the interRAI acute care assessment system.
To develop and validate a screening strategy for delirium within the inter RAI acute care comprehensive assessment system. ⋯ The interRAI AC delirium screening strategy is a valid measure of delirium in older subjects in acute medical wards.
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J Nutr Health Aging · Aug 2012
The integration of frailty into clinical practice: preliminary results from the Gérontopôle.
Disability is commonly considered as an irreversible condition of advanced age. Therefore, preventive actions need to be taken before the disabling cascade is fully established, that is in the pre-disability phase defined "frailty syndrome". The complexity and heterogeneity of frailty requires a clinical approach based on multidimensionality and multidisciplinary. In this paper, we present the main characteristics of the newborn Platform for Evaluation of Frailty and Prevention of Disability (Toulouse, France). ⋯ The Platform clinically evaluates and intervenes on frailty for the first time at the general population-level. This model may serve as preliminary step towards a wider identification of early signs of the disabling cascade in order to develop more effective preventive interventions.