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Frail Elderly

Known as: Elders, Frail, elders frail, Frail Elders 
Older adults or aged individuals who are lacking in general strength and are unusually susceptible to disease or to other infirmity.
National Institutes of Health

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Health Services for the AgedHomebound Persons

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human old age (65+)

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Review
2008
Review
2008
Mindfulness-Based Elder Care: A CAM Model for Frail Elders and Their Caregivers
Preface Foreword Section One: Foundations 1. A Box for Father: Healthcare and Nursing Homes What is healthcare? Trends in aging… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Nurse-prescribing in the UK: right but also wrong
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Benzodiazepines and the risk of urinary incontinence in frail older persons living in the community
Urinary incontinence is a common problem among older persons living in different community settings. The multifactorial origin of… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Drug treatment of depression in frail elderly nursing home residents.
The authors conducted a randomized, double-blind, 10-week clinical trial of two doses of nortriptyline in eight nursing homes… 
2000
2000
Oral care for successful aging in long-term care.
The oral health of frail elders residing in long-term care facilities is very poor, probably because access to dental services is… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Insulin-like growth factor I in skeletal muscle after weight-lifting exercise in frail elders.
To assess muscle remodeling and functional adaptation to exercise and diet interventions, 26 men and women aged 72-98 yr… 
Review
1996
Review
1996
Proxy response patterns among the aged: effects on estimates of health status and medical care utilization from the 1982-1984 long-term care surveys.
1995
1995
Food intake and mortality in the frail elderly.
BACKGROUND Adequate qualitative and quantitative food intake is a major determinant of health. However, nutritional requirements… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Comparison of Clinical and Biomechanical Measures of Balance and Mobility in Elderly Nursing Home Residents
Objective: To compare biomechanics force platform measurements of postural sway with clinical measures of balance and mobility… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Life-sustaining interventions in frail elderly persons. Talking about choices.
BACKGROUND Engaging older persons in consideration of use of life-sustaining measures, such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation… 
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