TY  - CHAP
AU  - Francesca Romana Greco
AU  - Grazia D’Onofrio
ED  - Sara Palermo
Y1  - 2020-05-29
PY  - 2020
T1  - The Complexity of Frailty: Psychological Mechanism and Therapeutic Interventions in Old People - A Narrative Review
N2  - The progressive growth in the number of older adults worldwide has led to a modification of the current healthcare scenario and a parallel increase in the use of public resources. In this book, we propose a conceptual framework within which aging, frailty, and care are analyzed through the lens of complexity medicine. Therefore, we present a multidimensional perspective that takes into account biomedical, (neuro)psychological, and socio-ecological vulnerability. The theses presented are the result of an inductive approach, based on many years of experience in the field, which has made it possible to identify strategies for frailty recognition and effective responses even in complicated clinical settings. The book is intended to be a tool of concrete and easy consultation, rich in reflections and suggestions.
BT  - Frailty in the Elderly
SP  - Ch. 7
UR  - https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.92630
DO  - 10.5772/intechopen.92630
SN  - 978-1-83968-219-3
PB  - IntechOpen
CY  - Rijeka
Y2  - 2024-04-25
ER  -