The Frailty Care Model: A Middle Range Theory to Explain Care of the Frail Older Adult

Presented by: Lee Anne Siegmund, PhD, RN, ACSM-CEP, FAAN

In the absence of guidelines to help nursing professionals identify and care for older adults who are frail or at risk for frailty, the newly created Frailty Care Model addresses a gap in the evidence regarding nursing care of the older adult from robust to severely frail. The model is an illustration of a middle range theory designed to guide frailty care, using primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention, within the framework of the nursing process. Risk factors and supportive strategies are included in the theory.

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Expiration Date (recording):  January 3, 2028

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