title: Respecting frailty.
abstract: While the medical treatment of older individuals often results in desirable outcomes, indiscriminate use of aggressive treatment at the end-of-life can cause paradoxical harm and suffering. Comprehensive assessment and communication can help foster decisions that consider the effect of frailty on health outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Division of Geriatric Medicine, Dalhousie University, QEII Health Sciences Centre, 5955 Veterans' Memorial Lane, Ste. 2650, Halifax, NS B3H 2E1, Canada. laurie.mallery@cdha.nshealth.ca
authors.forename: Laurie H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Mallery
authors.forename: Paige
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Moorhouse
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016330:Frail Elderly; D015577:Geriatric Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000941:ethics*; D011788:Quality of Life; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000941:ethics*