Identifying frailty in primary care: a qualitative description of family physicians’ gestalt impressions of their older adult patients

Abstract Background Many tools exist to guide family physicians’ impressions about frailty status of older adults, but no single tool, instrument, or set of criteria has emerged as most useful. The role of physicians’ subjective impressions in frailty decisions has not been studied. This study explo...

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Autors principals:	Clara Korenvain, Ida-Maisie Famiyeh, Sheila Dunn, Cynthia R. Whitehead, Paula A. Rochon, Lisa M. McCarthy
Format:	Artigo
Idioma:	Inglês
Publicat:	BMC 2018-05-01
Col·lecció:	BMC Family Practice
Matèries:	Frailty Qualitative Primary care Family physicians Older adults
Accés en línia:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12875-018-0743-4
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