Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neurosciences, King's College London/South London & Maudsley NHS Trust, London, UK.
Br J Hosp Med (Lond). 2020 Dec 2;81(12):1-11. doi: 10.12968/hmed.2020.0476. Epub 2020 Dec 30.
Frailty describes a state of health whereby people develop multiple or cumulative deficits in physiological systems over the life course, leading to vulnerability and being less able to respond to acute and/or physiological stressors, which at times may be relatively minor. Mental health should be an important consideration in the assessment and management of frailty in older people. This article provides an overview and clinical perspective on the evidence relating to frailty and mental health assessment and management.
衰弱描述了一种健康状态，在这种状态下，人们在生命过程中会在生理系统中出现多种或累积的缺陷，导致易受伤害，并且应对急性和/或生理应激的能力下降，而这些应激有时可能相对较小。在评估和管理老年人的衰弱时，心理健康应该是一个重要的考虑因素。本文提供了一个关于衰弱与心理健康评估和管理相关证据的概述和临床视角。
