This study aimed to explore the actions of female family caregivers and the challenges they faced in taking care of older people living at homes during the COVID-19 pandemic in Belu district, Indonesia.

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Trajectories, transitions, and trends in frailty among older adults: a review

12 Dec 2022

Elsa Dent,

Emiel Hoogendijk

Annals of Geriatric Medicine and Research

Frailty is an age-related clinical state associated with deterioration across multiple physiological systems and a leading cause of morbidity and mortality later in life. This review summarises evidence from longitudinal studies on frailty trajectories, transitions and trends.

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The feasibility of deriving the Electronic Frailty Index from Australian general practice records

3 Nov 2022

Ebony Lewis,

Margaret Williamson,

Lou Lewis,

Danielle Ní Chróinín,

Elsa Dent

Maree Ticehurst, Ruth Peters, Rona Macniven, Magnolia Cardona

Clinical Interventions in Aging

Across the world, people are living longer, but with more chronic conditions, disability and frailty. This study aimed to examine the feasibility of deriving an electronic Frailty Index (eFI) and to use the index to describe the prevalence of frailty and the prevalence with socioeconomic status and geographic remoteness.

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Impact of COVID-19 lockdowns on the activity and mental health of older people in Indonesia: a qualitative study

12 Oct 2022

Nelsensius Klau Fauk,

Ernawati,

Elsa Dent,

Gregorius Abanit Asa,

Paul Ward

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused detrimental impacts on different population groups throughout the world. This study aimed to explore the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic’s mandatory lockdown protocols on individual and social activities and mental health conditions of community-dwelling older people in Jakarta, Indonesia.

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Screening for and managing the person with frailty in primary care: ICFSR consensus guidelines

16 Oct 2020

Ruiz J.G., Dent E., Morley J.E., Merchant R.A., Beilby J., Beard J., Tripathy C., Sorin M., Andrieu S., Aprahamian I., Arai H., Aubertin-Leheudre M., Bauer J.M., Cesari M., Chen L.-K., Cruz-Jentoft A.J., De Souto Barreto P., Dong B., Ferrucci L., Fielding R., Flicker L., Lundy J., Reginster J.Y., Rodriguez-Mañas L., Rolland Y., Sanford A.M., Sinclair A.J., Viña J., Waters D.L., Won C.W., Woo J., Vellas B.

The Journal of Nutrition, Health & Aging

Although frailty, disability and multimorbidity often coexist and interact, they are distinct and separate concepts. Growing evidence suggests that each of these interrelated conditions is preventable and their associated complications manageable.