Searching for an Operational Definition of Frailty: A Delphi Method Based Consensus Statement. The Frailty Operative Definition-Consensus Conference Project

Rodríguez‐Mañas, Leocadio; Féart, Catherine; E. Mann, Giovanni; Viña, José; Chatterji, Somnath; Chodzko-Zajko, Wojtek; González‐Colaço Harmand, Magali; Bergman, Howard; Carcaillon‐Bentata, Laure; Nicholson, Caroline; Scuteri, Angelo; J. Sinclair, Alan; Peláez, Martha; van der Cammen, Tischa; Béland, François; Bickenbach, Jerome; Delamarche, Paul; Ferrucci, Luigi; P. Fried, Linda; Miguel Gutiérrez‐Robledo, Luis; Rockwood, Kenneth; Rodríguez‐Artalejo, Fernando; Serviddio, Gaetano; Vega, Enrique

doi:10.1093/gerona/gls119

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Searching for an Operational Definition of Frailty: A Delphi Method Based Consensus Statement. The Frailty Operative Definition-Consensus Conference Project

Published in The Journals of Gerontology Series A • Apr 16, 2012

Authors:

Leocadio Rodríguez‐Mañas

Catherine Féart

Giovanni E. Mann

Abstract

BACKGROUND: There is no consensus regarding the definition of frailty for clinical uses. METHODS: A modified Delphi process was used to attempt to achieve consensus definition. Experts were selected from different fields and organized into five Focus Groups. A questionnaire was developed and sent to...

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Delphi method

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Identification (biology)

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