Frailty has long been an important concept in the practice of geriatric medicine and in gerontological research, but integration and implementation of frailty concepts into clinical practice in the United States has been slow. The National Institute on Aging (NIA) Intramural Research Program and the Johns Hopkins Older Americans Independence Center sponsored a symposium to identify potential barriers that impede the movement of frailty into clinical practice and to highlight opportunities to facilitate the further integration of frailty into clinical practice.
Link (Pubmed): https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31045254
DOI (full text): https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.15928
Research Topic: Overviews of Frailty: research and clinical applications