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Frailty identification and management among Brazilian healthcare professionals: a survey (2024)
Journal Article
Azevedo, P. S., Caldeira De Melo, R., Thomaz de Souza, J., Frost, R., Gavin, J. P., Robinson, K., Villas Boas, P. J. F., Minicucci, M. F., Aprahamian, I., Wachholz, P. A., Hinslif-Smith, K., & Gordon, A. L. (in press). Frailty identification and management among Brazilian healthcare professionals: a survey. BMC Geriatrics, 24(1), Article 486. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-024-05020-2

Background: National and international guidelines on frailty assessment and management recommend frailty screening in older people. This study aimed to determine how Brazilian healthcare professionals (HCPs) identify and manage frailty in practice.... Read More about Frailty identification and management among Brazilian healthcare professionals: a survey.

Developing the Principles of Falls Management in Care Homes: An expert Consensus Process (2024)
Journal Article
Robinson, K. R., Hallam, F., Horne, J. C., Allen, F., Darby, J., Kilby, A., Timmons, S., Gordon, A., & Logan, P. (2024). Developing the Principles of Falls Management in Care Homes: An expert Consensus Process. Journal of Long-Term Care, 2024, 162–170. https://doi.org/10.31389/jltc.170

Context: Managing falls in care homes requires an individualised approach for each resident with involvement of staff from care homes and the wider health and social care system. A large randomised controlled trial evaluating an individualised falls... Read More about Developing the Principles of Falls Management in Care Homes: An expert Consensus Process.