Danielle Nimmons

1 week ago | bjgp.org | Danielle Nimmons |Andrew Clegg |Kate Walters

The term ‘frailty’ describes a condition characterised by loss of reserves causing vulnerability to a range of adverse outcomes after relatively minor illnesses.1 It has a reported prevalence of around 8.1% in people aged >50 years, with prevalence increasing to around 50% in people aged >90 years.2 Frailty can be a useful concept in primary care because it identifies older people at risk of a range of adverse outcomes, including loss of independence, serious falls, care home admission, and...