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The operationalization of fatigue in frailty scales: a systematic review Vrije Universiteit Brussel Universiteit Gent

Veerle Knoop, Axelle Costenoble, Roberta Vella Azzopardi, Sofie Vermeiren, Aziz Debain, Bart Jansen, Aldo Scafoglieri, Ivan Bautmans, Dominque Verte, Ingo Beyer, et al.

Purpose: To identify the different fatigue items in existing frailty scales. Methods: PubMed, Web of Knowledge and PsycINFO were systematically screened for frailty scales. 133 articles were included, describing 158 frailty scales. Fatigue items were extracted and categorized in 4 fatigue constructs: “mood state related tiredness”, “general feeling of tiredness”, “activity based feeling of tiredness” and “resistance to physical tiredness”. ...

Linking Frailty Instruments to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health Vrije Universiteit Brussel Universiteit Gent

Roberta Vella Azzopardi, Sofie Vermeiren, Ellen Gorus, Ann-Katrin Habbig, Mirko Petrovic, Nele Van Den Noortgate, Patricia De Vriendt, Ivan Bautmans, Ingo Beyer

To date, the major dilemma concerning frailty is the lack of a standardized language regarding its operationalization. Considering the demographic challenge that the world is facing, standardization of frailty identification is indeed the first step in tackling the burdensome consequences of frailty. To demonstrate this diversity in frailty assessment, the available frailty instruments have been linked to the International Classification of ...

Increasing use of cognitive measures in the operational definition of frailty-A systematic review Vrije Universiteit Brussel Universiteit Gent

Roberta Vella Azzopardi, Ingo Beyer, Sofie Vermeiren, M. Petrovic, N. Van Den Noortgate, Ivan Bautmans, Ellen Gorus

Ageing is associated both with frailty and cognitive decline. The quest for a unifying approach has led to a new concept: cognitive frailty. This systematic review explores the contribution of cognitive assessment in frailty operationalization. PubMed, Web of Knowledge and PsycINFO were searched until December 2016 using the keywords aged; frail elderly; aged, 80 and over; frailty; diagnosis; risk assessment and classification, yielding 2863 ...

Validation of replacement questions for slowness and weakness to assess the Fried Phenotype: a cross-sectional study Universiteit Antwerpen KU Leuven

Michael C. J. Van Der Elst, Birgitte Schoenmakers, Linda P. M. Het Op Veld, Ellen De Roeck, Anne van Der Vorst, Jos M. G. A. Schols, Jan De Lepeleire, Gertrudis I. J. M. Kempen
Key summary pointsAim What is the overall concordance between FRIED-P and FRIED-Q? Findings The concordance between the FRIED-P and FRIED-Q was substantial, characterized by a very high specificity but a moderate sensitivity. Message The FRIED-Q can be used as a step in a sequential process to detect frailty in a large population. Purpose When screening large populations, performance-based measures can be difficult to conduct because they are ...

The European General Practice Research Network presents a comprehensive definition of multimorbidity in family medicine and long term care, following a systematic review of relevant literature Universiteit Antwerpen

Jean Yves Le Reste, Patrice Nabbe, Benedicte Manceau, Paul Van Royen, et al.
Background Multimorbidity is a new concept encompassing all the medical conditions of an individual patient. The concept links into the European definition of family medicine and its core competencies. However, the definition of multimorbidity and its subsequent operationalization are still unclear. The European General Practice Research Network wanted to produce a comprehensive definition of multimorbidity. Method Systematic review of ...

Cognitive frailty Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Roberta Vella Azzopardi
In the context of population ageing, age prevalent conditions such as major neurocognitive disorders are becoming a public health concern. To add injury to insult, treatments which cure, or reverse dementia are as yet unavailable. Therefore, knowledge and insights about relatively new health conditions such as cognitive frailty (CF) which predispose older adults to the risk of adverse health outcomes including incident ...

The complex relationship between frailty and daily functioning, and the influence of social participation and psychological resilience in the oldest old Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Axelle Costenoble
Frailty, defined as a condition or syndrome resulting from a reduction in the reserve capacity of multiple systems to the extent that a number of physiological systems approach or pass the threshold of symptomatic clinical failure, should preferably be prevented and/or countered to promote healthy ageing. The syndrome leads to negative health outcomes such as hospitalisation, falls, disabilities and even early death. This is evitable ...