title: Frailty in older adults: implications for end-of-life care.
abstract: Frailty has important implications for the care needs of older adults and how those needs are met. By recognizing frailty and measuring it objectively, clinicians can better engage patients and their loved ones in difficult discussions about treatment plans and prognosis, and ultimately deliver better palliative care.
authors: Division of Geriatric Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
authors: Katalin
authors: K
authors: Koller
authors: Kenneth
authors: K
authors: Rockwood
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D016330:Frail Elderly; D006801:Humans; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods; D011379:Prognosis; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000379:methods*