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ANCIANA ESTADO SALUD DELICADO [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-10-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Hygiene and Health
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- frail elderly person
1, record 1, English, frail%20elderly%20person
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- frail older adult 2, record 1, English, frail%20older%20adult
correct
- frail senior 3, record 1, English, frail%20senior
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A person over 65 years old presenting a decreased capacity to adapt to the environment and to maintain a functional status. 4, record 1, English, - frail%20elderly%20person
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[It is proposed] that frailty is a clinical syndrome and [that it] can be measured by markers such as weight loss, exhaustion, weakness in grip strength, slow gait speed and reduced physical activity. 5, record 1, English, - frail%20elderly%20person
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Hygiène et santé
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- personne âgée fragile
1, record 1, French, personne%20%C3%A2g%C3%A9e%20fragile
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- personne âgée frêle 2, record 1, French, personne%20%C3%A2g%C3%A9e%20fr%C3%AAle
correct, feminine noun
- vieillard frêle 3, record 1, French, vieillard%20fr%C3%AAle
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une personne âgée frêle se reconnaît aisément à domicile, en milieu hospitalier et en clinique, mais comment la définir? Même si le concept de la fragilité ne fait pas consensus dans la littérature, il se définit généralement par un état de précarité de la santé qui réduit la capacité de la personne âgée à faire face aux exigences de la vie, augmentant ou aggravant ainsi le risque de perte d'autonomie. 2, record 1, French, - personne%20%C3%A2g%C3%A9e%20fragile
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
vieillard : Le féminin «vieillarde» est rare et péjoratif. 4, record 1, French, - personne%20%C3%A2g%C3%A9e%20fragile
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Higiene y Salud
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- anciano en estado de salud delicado
1, record 1, Spanish, anciano%20en%20estado%20de%20salud%20delicado
proposal, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- anciana en estado de salud delicado 2, record 1, Spanish, anciana%20en%20estado%20de%20salud%20delicado
proposal, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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