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Howard BergmanMcGill University Verified email at mcgill.ca Cited by 37639 |
A global clinical measure of fitness and frailty in elderly people
Background: There is no single generally accepted clinical definition of frailty. Previously
developed tools to assess frailty that have been shown to be predictive of death or need for …
developed tools to assess frailty that have been shown to be predictive of death or need for …
Frailty: an emerging research and clinical paradigm—issues and controversies
H Bergman, L Ferrucci, J Guralnik… - The Journals of …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Clinicians and researchers have shown increasing interest in frailty. Yet, there is still
considerable uncertainty regarding the concept and its definition. In this article, we present …
considerable uncertainty regarding the concept and its definition. In this article, we present …
Searching for an operational definition of frailty: a Delphi method based consensus statement. The frailty operative definition-consensus conference project
…, H Bergman… - … of gerontology series …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Background. There is no consensus regarding the definition of frailty for clinical uses. Methods.
A modified Delphi process was used to attempt to achieve consensus definition. Experts …
A modified Delphi process was used to attempt to achieve consensus definition. Experts …
The identification of frailty: a systematic literature review
…, S Karunananthan, H Bergman… - Journal of the …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
An operational definition of frailty is important for clinical care, research, and policy planning.
The literature on the clinical definitions, screening tools, and severity measures of frailty …
The literature on the clinical definitions, screening tools, and severity measures of frailty …
Management of frailty: opportunities, challenges, and future directions
Frailty is a complex age-related clinical condition characterised by a decline in physiological
capacity across several organ systems, with a resultant increased susceptibility to stressors. …
capacity across several organ systems, with a resultant increased susceptibility to stressors. …
Gait speed as an incremental predictor of mortality and major morbidity in elderly patients undergoing cardiac surgery
Objectives : The purpose of this study was to test the value of gait speed, a clinical marker
for frailty, to improve the prediction of mortality and major morbidity in elderly patients …
for frailty, to improve the prediction of mortality and major morbidity in elderly patients …
Interventions to prevent or reduce the level of frailty in community-dwelling older adults: a scoping review of the literature and international policies
…, A Roy, M Rodríguez Monforte, H Bergman… - Age and …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Background frailty impacts older adults’ ability to recover from an acute illness, injuries and
other stresses. Currently, a systematic synthesis of available interventions to prevent or …
other stresses. Currently, a systematic synthesis of available interventions to prevent or …
Prevalence, attributes, and outcomes of fitness and frailty in community-dwelling older adults: report from the Canadian study of health and aging
…, C MacKnight, BL Beattie, H Bergman… - The Journals of …, 2004 - academic.oup.com
Background. Frailty and fitness are important attributes of older persons, but population
samples of their prevalence, attributes, and outcomes are limited. Methods. The authors report …
samples of their prevalence, attributes, and outcomes are limited. Methods. The authors report …
Role of frailty in patients with cardiovascular disease
…, MJ Eisenberg, KP Alexander, H Bergman - The American journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
Frailty is a geriatric syndrome of increased vulnerability to stressors that has been implicated
as a causative and prognostic factor in patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD). The …
as a causative and prognostic factor in patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD). The …
Correspondence analysis is a useful tool to uncover the relationships among categorical variables
…, K Bandeen-Roche, F Béland, H Bergman - Journal of clinical …, 2010 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: Correspondence analysis (CA) is a multivariate graphical technique designed
to explore the relationships among categorical variables. Epidemiologists frequently collect …
to explore the relationships among categorical variables. Epidemiologists frequently collect …