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Frailty

Tools and resources to assist health care providers with routinely identifying, documenting and communicating frailty across the health care continuum.

Learning Management System

Nova Scotia Health Learning Management System Course:

  • Clinical Frailty Scale Code: 1182.01

References by Skill

  1. Fong, T. G., & Inouye, S. K. (2022). The inter-relationship between delirium and dementia: the importance of delirium prevention. Nature Reviews Neurology, 18(10), 579-596. doi: 10.1038/s41582-022-00698-7. Epub 2022 Aug 26. PMID: 36028563; PMCID: PMC9415264.
  2. Lee, Y., Lee, J., Kim, J., & Jung, Y. (2021). Non-pharmacological nursing interventions for prevention and treatment of delirium in hospitalized adult patients: systematic review of randomized controlled trials. Int J Environ Res Public Health, 18(16), 8853. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18168853. PMID: 34444602; PMCID: PMC8395046.
  3. Shrestha, P., & Fick, D. M. (2023). Recognition of delirium superimposed on dementia: Is there an ideal tool?. Geriatrics, 8(1), 22. 10.3390/geriatrics8010022.