EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES FOR FRAIL OLDER PEOPLE, THEIR FAMILIES, CARERS, AND HEALTH-CARE PROFESSIONALS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

Viggars, R J; Finney, A; Panayiotou, B

Abstract

With an ever-increasing, ageing population, there is inevitable increase in people living with frailty with a growing demand on the NHS in the UK. Healthcare policy emphasises holistic care and a multimorbid approach to meet these needs. Frailty is seen as a measurable, complex, fluid and variable state affected by a balance of resilience versus vulnerability across domains which impact on quality of life. The FCCF positions frailty as a LTC and suggests that a holistic and person-centred approach to education is required for people living with frailty, their families, carers and health care professionals. This is a systematic review of research studies providing educational programmes or initiatives to these groups and addresses whether the content and application will compliment and support the facilitation of the FCCF.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jun 14, 2021
• Online Publication Date: Jun 14, 2021
• Publication Date: Jun 14, 2021
• Deposit Date: May 30, 2023
• Journal: Age and Ageing
• Print ISSN: 0002-0729
• Electronic ISSN: 1468-2834
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 50
• Issue: Supplement_2
• Pages: ii14-ii18
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afab119.05
• Keywords: Geriatrics and Gerontology; Aging; General Medicine