Frailty management in older patients: a best practice implementation project.

Introduction: Frailty in older adults can lead to a gradual decline in organ function. Without timely diagnosis and intervention, this condition can progress rapidly, increasing the risk of disability and mortality. Objectives: The aim of this project was to implement evidence-based practices for ma...

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Publicado en:JBI Evidence Implementation Vol. 23; no. 4; pp. 394 - 403
Autores principales: Chen, Chih Wen, Lee, Mei-Chen, Liu, Kuei Fen, Lin, Li-Ju, Wu, Shu-Fang Vivienne
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Oct2025
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          Chen, Chih Wen
          Lee, Mei-Chen
          Liu, Kuei Fen
          Lin, Li-Ju
          Wu, Shu-Fang Vivienne
        affil: Antai Medical Care Corporation, Antai Tian-Sheng Memorial Hospital, Department of Nursing, Taiwan
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          Frailty Syndrome Diagnosis
          Frailty Syndrome Therapy
          Medical Practice, Evidence-Based
          Implementation Science
          Hospital Units
          Functional Status
          Gerontologic Care
          Health Screening
          Frailty Syndrome Prevention and Control
          Guideline Adherence Evaluation
          Program Implementation Psychosocial Factors
          Multidisciplinary Care Team
          Professional Knowledge
          Human
          Aged
          Aged, 80 and Over
          Audit
          Feedback
          Pretest-Posttest Design
          Nursing Staff, Hospital
          Data Analysis Software
          Academic Medical Centers
          Taiwan
          Practice Guidelines
          Head Nurses
          Consensus
          Personnel, Health Facility Education
          Nurse Practitioners
          Nursing Leaders
          Registered Nurses
          Prospective Studies
          Male
          Female
          Scales
          Geriatric Assessment
          Descriptive Statistics
          Aged: 65+ years
          Aged, 80 & over
          Male
          Female
      ab: Introduction: Frailty in older adults can lead to a gradual decline in organ function. Without timely diagnosis and intervention, this condition can progress rapidly, increasing the risk of disability and mortality. Objectives: The aim of this project was to implement evidence-based practices for managing frailty in the medical ward to prevent disability in older patients. Methods: This project was conceptually informed by the JBI Evidence Implementation Framework. This framework uses an audit and feedback approach and a pre- and post-test design to measure baseline compliance, develop implementation strategies responsive to gaps in compliance, and conduct a final evaluation to measure changes in compliance. JBI PACES and JBI GRiP situational analysis software were used to support data collection and implementation planning. Ten audit criteria were used with a sample of 30 patients in a regional teaching hospital in southern Taiwan. Results: The baseline audit showed poor compliance, with rates below 30% for all ten audit criteria. Through strategies such as professional training and education, the implementation of evidence-based care guidelines, and interdisciplinary consensus-building, the follow-up audit revealed an increase in compliance to over 90% for each audit criterion. Conclusions: Frailty management strategies based on evidence-based audit criteria were implemented and routinely measured. The most effective strategies for improving compliance included the development of a training course, a digitized assessment tool, team meetings, interdisciplinary collaboration, communication, and consensus-building. http://links.lww.com/IJEBH/A225
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