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Frailty Education: Promoting Geriatric Competencies Among Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residents
Maria Chiara Maccarone1, Stefano Masiero, Jannis Papathanasiou
1From the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation School, Department of Neurosciences, University of Padua, Padua, Italy (MCM, SM); Rehabilitation Unit, Department of Neurosciences, University of Padua, Padua, Italy (SM); Department of Kinesitherapy, Faculty of Public Health "Prof. Dr. Tzecomir Vodenicharov, DSc," Medical University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria (JP); Department of Medical Imaging, Allergology, & Physiotherapy, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria (JP); Faculty of Public Health, University of Ruse "Angel Kanchev," Ruse, Bulgaria (K. Panayotov); 5th Medical & Diagnostic Center of Trakya, Plovdiv, Bulgaria (YK); Department of Musculoskeletal Biology, Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom (K. Prokopidis); 1st Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department, National Rehabilitation Center EKA, Athens, Greece (CP); Department of Orthopedics, School of Medicine, University of Patras, Patras, Greece (MT); and Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Clinic, Patras University Hospital, Patras, Greece (YD).
Abstract:
Frailty, a geriatric syndrome of growing importance in recent years, has been shown to be associated with increased risk of disability and adverse health and socioeconomic outcomes. Therefore, there is a need for new educational strategies for physical medicine and rehabilitation residents to promote greater geriatric competencies, with a focus on developing customized evaluation and management plans. With this article, the aim is offering a quick reference tool summarizing the latest evidence on the rehabilitative management of frailty. Indeed, a comprehensive geriatric evaluation is needed before developing an evidence-based and individually tailored rehabilitation program including physical activity, educative strategies, nutritional interventions, and proposals for social reintegration. In the future, appropriate educational training may allow a more careful management of these patients, with consequent improvements in quality of life and functionality.
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