Background: Demographic changes have led to an increase in the number of elderly frail persons and, consequently, systematic geriatric assessment is more important than ever. Frailty Indexes (FI) may be particularly useful ...

Fundamento y objetivo: El 75% de las personas en nuestro país morirá a causa de enfermedades crónicas progresivas. La atención a la cronicidad avanzada es uno de los principales retos de los sistemas sanitarios públicos. ...

Introducción La fragilidad es una condición crónica íntimamente relacionada con resultados de salud. Los índices de fragilidad (IF) –que comparten con la valoración integral geriátrica (VIG) su naturaleza multidimensional– ...

Background: Of deaths in high-income countries, 75% are caused by progressive advanced chronic conditions. Palliative care needs to be extended from terminal cancer to these patients. However, direct measurement of the ...

Background Frailty is a dynamic condition that is clinically expected to change in older individuals during and around admission to an intermediate care (IC) facility. We aimed to characterize transitions between degrees ...