Clinical Implications of Research on Frailty

Heading into the United Nations Decade of Healthy Ageing (2021-2030), health practitioners must respond to the quest to help older people maintain functional ability1 as they age. Functional ability is defined as the capability to be and do what older people have reason to value, including2 (1) meeting their basic needs; (2) learning, growing, and making decisions; (3) being mobile; (4) building and maintaining relationships; and (5) contributing to society.