Swedish health care professionals' view of frailty in older persons

Gustafsson, SusanneGothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för neurovetenskap och fysiologi, sektionen för klinisk neurovetenskap och rehabilitering,Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Department of Clinical Neuroscience and Rehabilitation,University of Gothenburg,Gothenburg University, Gothenburg, Sweden (författare)

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There is a paucity of research literature concerning frailty in older persons from the health care professionals' perspective. Consequently, the purpose of this study was to elucidate health care professionals' view of frailty in older persons. An explorative, qualitative design was selected and four focus groups comprising 21 health care professionals were conducted, audiotaped, transcribed verbatim, and analyzed. Frailty was found to consist of seven dimensions: "being bodily weak and ill," "being negatively influenced by personal qualities," "lacking balance in everyday activities," "being dependent in everyday life," "not being considered important," "being hindered by the physical milieu and defective community service," and "having an inadequate social network." The results showed that health care professionals' view of frailty in older persons differed from the current state of knowledge on frailty. This implies that the seven dimensions found to constitute frailty could contribute to a more comprehensive understanding of the concept.

MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP Annan medicin och hälsovetenskap Gerontologi, medicinsk/hälsovetenskaplig inriktning hsv//swe
MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES Other Medical and Health Sciences Gerontology, specialising in Medical and Health Sciences hsv//eng
MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP Hälsovetenskap hsv//swe
MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES Health Sciences hsv//eng
MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP Hälsovetenskap Omvårdnad hsv//swe
MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES Health Sciences Nursing hsv//eng
focus groups
frail elderly
qualitative research
article
daily life activity
health care personnel
health personnel attitude
human
nurse
nurse attitude
occupational therapist
occupational therapist attitude
physiotherapist
physiotherapist attitude
social network
social welfare
social worker
social worker attitude
frail elderly
focus groups
qualitative research
functional decline
elderly-people
experiences
disability
community
perspective
definition
judgment
adults
team

Edberg, Anna-KarinLund University,Lunds universitet,Institutionen för hälsovetenskaper,Medicinska fakulteten,Department of Health Sciences,Faculty of Medicine,Forskningsplattformen Hälsa i samverkan,Avdelningen för Hälsovetenskap,Kristianstad University, Kristianstad, Sweden(Swepub:lu)omv-aed (författare)
Dahlin-Ivanoff, Synneve,1950Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för neurovetenskap och fysiologi, sektionen för klinisk neurovetenskap och rehabilitering,Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Department of Clinical Neuroscience and Rehabilitation,University of Gothenburg,Gothenburg and Lund University, Sweden(Swepub:gu)xdahsy (författare)
Göteborgs universitetInstitutionen för neurovetenskap och fysiologi, sektionen för klinisk neurovetenskap och rehabilitering (creator_code:org_t)

Ingår i:Journal of Applied Gerontology: Sage Publications31:5, s. 622-6400733-46481552-4523

Av författaren/redakt...: Gustafsson, Susa ...; Edberg, Anna-Kar ...; Dahlin-Ivanoff, ...

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Av lärosätet: Jönköping University; Lunds universitet; Göteborgs universitet; Högskolan Kristianstad

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