Sarcopenia and Frailty in Older People: Challenges and Opportunities for Clinical Practice
A special issue of Geriatrics (ISSN 2308-3417).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 December 2018) | Viewed by 6018
Special Issue Editor
2. Academic Geriatric Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
3. National Institute for Health Research Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, University of Southampton and University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
4. Medicine for Older People, University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, UK
Interests: sarcopenia; frailty; comprehensive geriatric assessment
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
I hope you are able to contribute to this Special Issue on sarcopenia and frailty. We are all aware that musculoskeletal disorders contribute to the vast proportion of non-communicable diseases. Sarcopenia and the syndrome of frailty are common in older people and pose immense challenges for health and social care systems globally. It is clear we need to be able to recognize and manage these conditions in the clinical setting; both in the community and in acute hospitals whilst simultaneously actively pursuing the research agenda on better understanding and recognition of these interrelated syndromes that will ultimately inform treatment.
This Special Issue in Geriatrics will focus on challenges and opportunities for clinical practice concerning the health burden of sarcopenia and frailty, etiology, newer methodologies on case finding and recognition; management strategies currently available and a look into future perspectives.
The Special Issue provides an open access opportunity to publish research articles, reviews, opinions, letters, and case reports related to this important and increasingly noticed field of research and clinical practice. I hope that you and your colleagues will submit for publication in this Special Issue.
Dr. Harnish P. Patel
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Sarcopenia and frailty
- Epidemiology
- Aetiology
- Recognition
- Interventions
- Challenges and opportunities
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