Heuberger Roschelle A
Department of Human Environmental Studies, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan 48859, USA.
J Nutr Gerontol Geriatr. 2011;30(4):315-68. doi: 10.1080/21551197.2011.623931.
The frailty syndrome is defined as unintentional weight and muscle loss, exhaustion, and declines in grip strength, gait speed, and activity. Evidence with respect to the clinical definition, epidemiology, mechanisms, interactions, assessment, prevention, and treatment of frailty in the older adult is reviewed.
衰弱综合征的定义为非故意的体重和肌肉流失、疲惫,以及握力、步速和活动能力下降。本文综述了关于老年人衰弱的临床定义、流行病学、机制、相互作用、评估、预防及治疗方面的证据。