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Table 2 Themes and sub-themes

From: Perspectives on frailty screening, management and its implementation among acute care providers in Singapore: a qualitative study

Theme

Sub-theme

Knowledge about frailty

The knowledge levels about frailty were inconsistent

Frailty information was mainly obtained from work-related activities

Frailty is characterized as loss of physiologic reserves

Frailty is generally but not necessarily age-related

Frailty dimensions includes not only physical, but also cognitive and psychosocial conditions

Perceived importance of frailty and frailty screening

Frailty is important in the context of the increasing aging population and proportion of older patients in hospital

Frailty screening helps to identify those patients at higher risk of adverse clinical outcomes

Patients with frailty requires modified treatment and/or more intensive clinical care to achieve better outcomes

Frailty screening provides information for decision making and prognosis estimation

Barriers and facilitators to frailty screening, frailty management and implementation of frailty screening

Cooperation from patient/caregivers

Acceptance from healthcare workers/hospital managers

Dedicated resources

Guidelines for frailty management

Uniform scope of measurement among specialties