| Title: |
Interventions to prevent, delay or reverse frailty in older people : a journey towards clinical guidelines |
| Authors: |
Marcucci M.; Damanti S.; Germini F.; Apostolo J.; Bobrowicz-Campos E.; Gwyther H.; Holland C.; Kurpas D.; Bujnowska-Fedak M.; Szwamel K.; Santana S.; Nobili A.; D'Avanzo B.; Cano A. |
| Contributors: |
M. Marcucci; S. Damanti; F. Germini; J. Apostolo; E. Bobrowicz-Campo; H. Gwyther; C. Holland; D. Kurpa; M. Bujnowska-Fedak; K. Szwamel; S. Santana; A. Nobili; B. D'Avanzo; A. Cano |
| Publisher Information: |
BioMed Central |
| Publication Year: |
2019 |
| Collection: |
The University of Milan: Archivio Istituzionale della Ricerca (AIR) |
| Subject Terms: |
Decision-making; Frailty; GRADE system; Guideline; Implementation; Intervention; Older people; Aged; 80 and over; Exercise; Geriatric Assessment; Human; Qualitative Research; Settore MED/09 - Medicina Interna |
| Description: |
Background: Age-related frailty is a multidimensional dynamic condition associated with adverse patient outcomes and high costs for health systems. Several interventions have been proposed to tackle frailty. This correspondence article describes the journey through the development of evidence- and consensus-based guidelines on interventions aimed at preventing, delaying or reversing frailty in the context of the FOCUS (Frailty Management Optimisation through EIP-AHA Commitments and Utilisation of Stakeholders Input) project (664367-FOCUS-HP-PJ-2014). The rationale, framework, processes and content of the guidelines are described. Main text: The guidelines were framed into four questions - one general and three on specific groups of interventions - all including frailty as the primary outcome of interest. Quantitative and qualitative studies and reviews conducted in the context of the FOCUS project represented the evidence base. We followed the GRADE Evidence-to-Decision frameworks based on assessment of whether the problem is a priority, the magnitude of the desirable and undesirable effects, the certainty of the evidence, stakeholders' values, the balance between desirable and undesirable effects, the resource use, and other factors like acceptability and feasibility. Experts in the FOCUS consortium acted as panellists in the consensus process. Overall, we eventually recommended interventions intended to affect frailty as well as its course and related outcomes. Specifically, we recommended (1) physical activity programmes or nutritional interventions or a combination of both; (2) interventions based on tailored care and/or geriatric evaluation and management; and (3) interventions based on cognitive training (alone or in combination with exercise and nutritional supplementation). The panel did not support interventions based on hormone treatments or problem-solving therapy. However, all our recommendations were weak (provisional) due to the limited available evidence and based on heterogeneous studies of ... |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| Language: |
English |
| Relation: |
info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/pmid/31660959; info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/wos/WOS:000508420100001; volume:17; issue:1; firstpage:1; lastpage:11; numberofpages:11; journal:BMC MEDICINE; https://hdl.handle.net/2434/716099 |
| DOI: |
10.1186/s12916-019-1434-2 |
| Availability: |
https://hdl.handle.net/2434/716099; https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-019-1434-2 |
| Rights: |
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.B8A2E045 |
| Database: |
BASE |