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The feasibility of deriving the Electronic Frailty Index from Australian general practice records

3 Nov 2022

Ebony Lewis,

Margaret Williamson,

Lou Lewis,

Danielle Ní Chróinín,

Elsa Dent

Other authors

Maree Ticehurst, Ruth Peters, Rona Macniven, Magnolia Cardona

Across the world, people are living longer, but with more chronic conditions, disability and frailty. This study aimed to examine the feasibility of deriving an electronic Frailty Index (eFI) and to use the index to describe the prevalence of frailty and the prevalence with socioeconomic...

Journal article

Issues of accessibility to health services by older Australians: a review

16 Jul 2018

Deborah van Gaans,

Elsa Dent

This review provides an in-depth investigation of previously published papers into the availability, accessibility, accommodation, affordability and acceptability of health care services for older Australians when accessing health care services.

Journal article

Socioeconomic position and malnutrition among older adults: Results from the FRADEA study

25 Jun 2018

Emiel Hoogendijk,

Teresa Flores Ruano,

Marta Martínez-Reig,

Melisa López-Utiel,

Silvia Lozoya-Moreno,

Elsa Dent,

Pedro Abizanda Soler

Low socioeconomic position (SEP) is related to many health-related conditions in older adults. However, there is a lack of knowledge on the association between SEP and malnutrition, a condition with serious consequences for older people in terms of quality of life and adverse health events...

Journal article

Frailty and Seasonality

16 Apr 2020

Elsa Dent,

Rachel Ambagtsheer,

Justin Beilby,

Simon Stewart

Frailty in older adults is a complex condition in which only a minor external stressor may cause severe complications leading to death. In the context of the recent devastating bushfires in Australia and the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, recognising and protecting those affected has magnified the...

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Frailty combined with loneliness or social isolation: an elevated risk for mortality in later life

22 Jul 2020

Emiel Hoogendijk,

Annelot Smit,

Carmen van Dam,

Noah Schuster,

Sascha de Breij,

Tjalling Holwerda,

Martijn Huisman,

Elsa Dent,

Melissa Andrew

Frailty, loneliness, and social isolation are all associated with adverse outcomes in older adults, but little is known about their combined impact on mortality. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. SETTING: The Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam. PARTICIPANTS: Community-dwelling older adults aged 65 and older (n = 1,427)...

Journal article

Translating a health service intervention into a rural setting: lessons learned

18 Feb 2016

Elsa Dent,

Elizabeth Hoon,

Alison Kitson,

Jonathan Karnon,

Jonathan Newbury,

Gillian Harvey,

Tiffany Gill,

Lauren Gillis,

Justin Beilby

This article discusses the limited existing research on the process of applying knowledge translation methodology to a rural-based population health intervention and a project that attempted to implement a co-created framework to address musculoskeletal conditions in Port Lincoln, South Australia.

Journal article

Screening for and managing the person with frailty in primary care: ICFSR consensus guidelines

16 Oct 2020

Jorge Ruiz,

Elsa Dent,

John Morley,

Reshma Merchant,

Justin Beilby

Other authors

Ruiz J.G., Dent E., Morley J.E., Merchant R.A., Beilby J., Beard J., Tripathy C., Sorin M., Andrieu S., Aprahamian I., Arai H., Aubertin-Leheudre M., Bauer J.M., Cesari M., Chen L.-K., Cruz-Jentoft A.J., De Souto Barreto P., Dong B., Ferrucci L., Fielding R., Flicker L., Lundy J., Reginster J.Y., Rodriguez-Mañas L., Rolland Y., Sanford A.M., Sinclair A.J., Viña J., Waters D.L., Won C.W., Woo J., Vellas B.

Although frailty, disability and multimorbidity often coexist and interact, they are distinct and separate concepts. Growing evidence suggests that each of these interrelated conditions is preventable and their associated complications manageable.

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Trajectories, transitions, and trends in frailty among older adults: a review

12 Dec 2022

Elsa Dent,

Emiel Hoogendijk

Frailty is an age-related clinical state associated with deterioration across multiple physiological systems and a leading cause of morbidity and mortality later in life. This review summarises evidence from longitudinal studies on frailty trajectories, transitions and trends.

Journal article

Impact of COVID-19 lockdowns on the activity and mental health of older people in Indonesia: a qualitative study

12 Oct 2022

Nelsensius Klau Fauk,

Ernawati,

Elsa Dent,

Gregorius Abanit Asa,

Paul Ward

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused detrimental impacts on different population groups throughout the world. This study aimed to explore the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic’s mandatory lockdown protocols on individual and social activities and mental health conditions of community-dwelling older people in Jakarta, Indonesia.