5.1 frailty in older people Flashcards
1
Q
what is frailty?
A
a condition characterised by loss of biological reserves and vulnerability to adverse outcomes
2
Q
how do you calculate frailty index?
A
total number of deficits measured
e.g in a dataset with 50 health deficits, a person with 10 things wrong has a frailty index score of 10/50 = 0.2
3
Q
what can cause frailty?
A
sacropaenia osteopaenia weightloss ageing comorbidities
4
Q
how can frailty hide co- morbidities?
A
parkinsons and HF
don’t move with Parkinson’s = can’t get breathless, a typical sign of HF = may not show
how the co morbidities interact
5
Q
what is respite care?
A
giving carers time off
