Frailty and vulnerability: Are the two terms equivalent in paediatrics and geriatrics?

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作者
Paixao, C. M. [1 ]
Prufer de Queiroz Campos Araujo, A. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Fed Rio de Janeiro, Hosp Univ Clementino Fraga Filho, Geriatr Sector, BR-21941913 Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
关键词
Elderly; Frail; Vulnerable populations; BIRTH COHORT; RISK; CARE; MORTALITY; LIFE;
D O I
10.1016/j.eurger.2010.05.002
中图分类号
R592 [老年病学]; C [社会科学总论];
学科分类号
03 ; 0303 ; 100203 ;
摘要
The recent medical literature has been using the term vulnerability to refer to harm to human integrity. The concept is multifaceted. Bioethics researchers conceive vulnerability as one of the basic anthropological features of the human condition. On the other hand, some bioethics scholars advocate using the terms susceptibility or variable vulnerability to refer to diseased or destitute populations. Also, frailty and variable vulnerability are correlated but not equivalent conditions which have been described somehow interchangeably in the recent medical literature, especially in the study of the ageing phenomena. The extremes of age are especially vulnerable periods of life and there has been growing evidence that neonatal and early life events have long-term influence on both the ageing process and frailty. This paper discusses some issues relevant to vulnerability and frailty and how one could possibly distinguish between them. There is still much to be learned about how frailty and variable vulnerability affect the ageing process across the life span. (C) 2010 Elsevier Masson SAS and European Union Geriatric Medicine Society. All rights reserved.
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页码:166 / 169
页数:4
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