Publicaties
Cognitive frailty : operationalisation of the concept and the study of comorbidities as possible risk factors Universiteit Gent
Linking Frailty Instruments to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health Vrije Universiteit Brussel Universiteit Gent
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
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 ...