Divisions of Geriatric Medicine and Endocrinology, School of Medicine, Saint Louis University, 1402 S. Grand Blvd., M238, St. Louis, MO, 63104, USA,
J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle. 2014 Mar;5(1):5-8. doi: 10.1007/s13539-014-0132-3. Epub 2014 Feb 14.
The physical frailty phenotype consists of fatigue, weight loss, and loss of muscle power. Sarcopenia has been shown to be a major cause of frailty. Six societies including SCWD published a consensus suggesting that all persons older than 70 years of age should be screened for frailty when seeing health professionals. Simple screening tests such as the FRAIL (fatigue, resistance, aerobic, illness, and loss of weight) scale can be used. It is felt that frailty can be treated by exercise (resistance and aerobic), high quality protein, vitamin D, and treatment of the common causes of fatigue. It is expected that this approach will decrease disability in older persons.
身体虚弱表型包括疲劳、体重减轻和肌肉力量丧失。肌少症已被证明是虚弱的主要原因。包括 SCWD 在内的六个学会发表了一项共识，建议所有 70 岁以上的人在看健康专业人员时都应进行虚弱筛查。可以使用简单的筛查测试，如 FRAIL（疲劳、抵抗、有氧、疾病和体重减轻）量表。人们认为虚弱可以通过运动（抵抗和有氧）、高质量蛋白质、维生素 D 以及治疗常见的疲劳原因来治疗。预计这种方法将减少老年人的残疾。
