Functional Aging: Integrating Functionality to a Multidimensional Assessment of Healthy Aging
Worldwide, the number of old adults will peak in the coming decades. Relying solely on the chronological age to make treatment decisions and shape general or specific societal and medical considerations may reinforce ageism and lead to flawed reasoning. Defining physiological age using biological ma...
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| author | Emilia Frangos Christophe Graf Nikolaos Samaras |
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| description | Worldwide, the number of old adults will peak in the coming decades. Relying solely on the chronological age to make treatment decisions and shape general or specific societal and medical considerations may reinforce ageism and lead to flawed reasoning. Defining physiological age using biological markers is not yet reliable, and an approach based on comorbidities without considering their impact on quality of life is inadequate. A multidimensional approach with strong integration of functionality is presented here to draw a real-world aging approach, easily accessible, clinically relevant, and of societal value. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-80ef19b366d24bc3a247ac84f4b474d92023-02-06T01:40:48ZengHindawi LimitedCurrent Gerontology and Geriatrics Research1687-70712023-01-01202310.1155/2023/9409918Functional Aging: Integrating Functionality to a Multidimensional Assessment of Healthy AgingEmilia Frangos0Christophe Graf1Nikolaos Samaras2Division of Internal Medicine and Rehabilitation Loëx—Joli-MontDivision of GeriatricsDivision of GeriatricsWorldwide, the number of old adults will peak in the coming decades. Relying solely on the chronological age to make treatment decisions and shape general or specific societal and medical considerations may reinforce ageism and lead to flawed reasoning. Defining physiological age using biological markers is not yet reliable, and an approach based on comorbidities without considering their impact on quality of life is inadequate. A multidimensional approach with strong integration of functionality is presented here to draw a real-world aging approach, easily accessible, clinically relevant, and of societal value.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/9409918 |
| spellingShingle | Emilia Frangos Christophe Graf Nikolaos Samaras Functional Aging: Integrating Functionality to a Multidimensional Assessment of Healthy Aging Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research |
| title | Functional Aging: Integrating Functionality to a Multidimensional Assessment of Healthy Aging |
| title_full | Functional Aging: Integrating Functionality to a Multidimensional Assessment of Healthy Aging |
| title_fullStr | Functional Aging: Integrating Functionality to a Multidimensional Assessment of Healthy Aging |
| title_full_unstemmed | Functional Aging: Integrating Functionality to a Multidimensional Assessment of Healthy Aging |
| title_short | Functional Aging: Integrating Functionality to a Multidimensional Assessment of Healthy Aging |
| title_sort | functional aging integrating functionality to a multidimensional assessment of healthy aging |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/9409918 |
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