Enabling public, patient and practitioner involvement in co-designing frailty pathways in the acute care setting

• Main Authors: Deirdre O'Donnell (Author), Éidín Ní Shé (Author), Mary McCarthy (Author), Shirley Thornton (Author), Thelma Doran (Author), Freda Smith (Author), Barry O'Brien (Author), Jim Milton (Author), Bibiana Savin (Author), Anne Donnellan (Author), Eugene Callan (Author), Eilish McAuliffe (Author), Simone Gray (Author), Therese Carey (Author), Nicola Boyle (Author), Michelle O'Brien (Author), Andrew Patton (Author), Jade Bailey (Author), Diarmuid O'Shea (Author), Therese Cooney Marie (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Although not an inevitable part of ageing, frailty is an increasingly common condition in older people. Frail older patients are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of hospitalisation, including deconditioning, immobility and loss of independence (Chong et al, J Am Med...