title: Assessment of frailty in the inpatient setting.
abstract: Frailty is a common condition which results in increased risk of adverse outcomes following hospital admission. This review looks at how to identify, assess and manage frail patients in the inpatient setting.
authors.affiliation: Specialist Registrar in the Department of Elderly Medicine, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Bradford, West Yorkshire BD9 6RJ.
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authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Illsley
authors.affiliation: Clinical Senior Lecturer and Honorary Consultant Geriatrician in the Academic Unit of Elderly Care and Rehabilitation, University of Leeds, Bradford Institute for Health Research, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Bradford, West Yorkshire.
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authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Clegg
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001835:Body Weight; D016330:Frail Elderly; D015577:Geriatric Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients; D051346:Mobility Limitation; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D016138:Walking