The Importance of Taking a Patient-Centered, Community-Based Approach to Preventing and Managing Frailty: A Public Health Perspective

• Main Authors: Kadjo Yves Cedric Adja (Author), Jacopo Lenzi (Author), Duygu Sezgin (Author), Rónán O'Caoimh (Author), Mara Morini (Author), Gianfranco Damiani (Author), Alessandra Buja (Author), Maria Pia Fantini (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2020-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Across the world, life expectancy is increasing. However, the years of life gained do not always correspond to healthy life years, potentially leading to an increase in frailty. Given the extent of population aging, the association between frailty and age and the impact of frailty on adverse outcome...