title: Changing the way "we" view and talk about frailty….
abstract: This commentary discusses the perception of frailty by different key stakeholders-most notably older people. It considers the need to integrate predominantly medically driven understandings of frailty within a wider conceptual framework. This is imperative if the potential of frailty as a construct, around which the optimisation of health and well-being of older people can take place, is to be realised.
authors.affiliation: Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, King's College London, London, UK.
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nicholson
authors.affiliation: Division of Medical Sciences and Graduate Entry Medicine, University of Nottingham, Medical School, Royal Derby Hospital, Uttoxeter Road, DerbyDE22 3DT, UK.
authors.forename: Adam Lee
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Gordon
authors.affiliation: Institute of Gerontology, King's College London, London,UK.
authors.forename: Anthea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tinker
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D016330:Frail Elderly; D000073496:Frailty / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006801:Humans; D010465:Perception; D011639:Public Opinion; D009626:Terminology as Topic
keywords: Change; Epidemiology; Longevity; Physical function; Sarcopenia