Successful Aging and Frailty: A Systematic Review
The terms successful aging (SA) and frailty appear to have much in common, both in terms of overlapping constructs and common challenges with consensus and operationalization. The aim of this review is to summarize existing literature that defines that relationship. Primary and secondary source arti...
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| description | The terms successful aging (SA) and frailty appear to have much in common, both in terms of overlapping constructs and common challenges with consensus and operationalization. The aim of this review is to summarize existing literature that defines that relationship. Primary and secondary source articles that used either term in the title or abstract were systematically reviewed for relevance to the study objective. Of 61 articles that met these criteria, 30 were secondary source, and of these four were highly relevant. Four of the remaining 31 original research articles were selected, and the prevalence of frailty and SA in populations with different characteristics were described and compared. The same model of frailty was used in all primary studies, but definitions for successful aging were heterogeneous. The prevalence of frailty ranged from 11.8% to 44.0% and that of SA ranged from 10.4% to 47.2%. The definitions used for each, especially the extent of multidimensionality, appeared to reflect the degree of overlap between SA and frailty. Whether frailty and SA are part of the same or different constructs, there is a pressing need for an ordered taxonomy to advance research that translates into clinical practice. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d17674a7b5ab4b2a95dcb04455b8b60e2022-12-21T20:29:10ZengMDPI AGGeriatrics2308-34172018-11-01347910.3390/geriatrics3040079geriatrics3040079Successful Aging and Frailty: A Systematic ReviewDarryl Rolfson0Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2P4, CanadaThe terms successful aging (SA) and frailty appear to have much in common, both in terms of overlapping constructs and common challenges with consensus and operationalization. The aim of this review is to summarize existing literature that defines that relationship. Primary and secondary source articles that used either term in the title or abstract were systematically reviewed for relevance to the study objective. Of 61 articles that met these criteria, 30 were secondary source, and of these four were highly relevant. Four of the remaining 31 original research articles were selected, and the prevalence of frailty and SA in populations with different characteristics were described and compared. The same model of frailty was used in all primary studies, but definitions for successful aging were heterogeneous. The prevalence of frailty ranged from 11.8% to 44.0% and that of SA ranged from 10.4% to 47.2%. The definitions used for each, especially the extent of multidimensionality, appeared to reflect the degree of overlap between SA and frailty. Whether frailty and SA are part of the same or different constructs, there is a pressing need for an ordered taxonomy to advance research that translates into clinical practice.https://www.mdpi.com/2308-3417/3/4/79frailtysuccessful agingmultidimensionalitydefinitionsresiliencehealthy agingfitnessintrinsic capacity |
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| title | Successful Aging and Frailty: A Systematic Review |
| title_full | Successful Aging and Frailty: A Systematic Review |
| title_fullStr | Successful Aging and Frailty: A Systematic Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Successful Aging and Frailty: A Systematic Review |
| title_short | Successful Aging and Frailty: A Systematic Review |
| title_sort | successful aging and frailty a systematic review |
| topic | frailty successful aging multidimensionality definitions resilience healthy aging fitness intrinsic capacity |
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