WHITE BOOK OF FRAILTY
تم نشره بواسطة GARN _ IAGG عام 2016[1]
عن الكتاب
Editor-in-Chief
Bruno VELLAS, MD, PhD Gérontopôle Toulouse University Hospital, INSERM UMR1027 Unit on Aging, Toulouse, France
Associate Editors
Matteo CESARI, MD, PhD Gérontopôle Toulouse University Hospital, INSERM UMR1027 Unit on Aging, Université de Toulouse III Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France
Jun LI, MD Center of Gerontology and Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
Frailty is a clinical state in which there is an increase
in an individual’s vulnerability for developing dependency
and/or mortality when exposed to a
stressor. Frailty can occur as the result of a range of diseases
and medical conditions, but this syndrome can be delayed,
if identified and managed early enough.
Established in 1950, the International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics (IAGG) has always been committed to promoting the highest quality of life and well-being of all people as they experience aging at an individual and societal level. For this reason, IAGG launched the Global Aging Research Network (GARN) in 2011 to get together the world’s best research centers dedicated to biological and clinical Gerontology.
The White Book on Frailty, endorsed by the IAGG GARN Network, aims to promote preventive interventions against disability and to provide information on how to adequately implement frailty into everyday clinical practice. To this effect, it will highlight current knowledge on the identification of target population, the assessment of frail old adults, and the development of tailored intervention programs. We now know that early detection and intervention is critical to addressing frailty.
The White Book presents a general overview of the topic and details the main frailty pathologies. Assessment tools and implementation initiatives are presented, in view of preventing and/or delaying disability and dependence, at home, in the community and in hospital settings.
We hope that each contribution will help raise awareness on frailty and its outcomes. We take this opportunity to thank the authors for their support and input. It is our wish that this book will encourage healthcare professionals around the world to develop actions at a local, regional, national and international level for the benefit of elder people.
Bruno VELLAS, MD, PhD
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