Mihaela Adela IANCU1, Mihaela Nicoleta SANDU1, Adriana TICARAU1, Ramona Dorothea CALIN1, Daniela POPESCU1, Calin POPOVICI2,, Andrei KOZMA2,3,4
Abstract. Frailty syndrome, characterized by age-related physiological decline of systems and organs, causes increased vulnerability, increasing the risk of adverse health outcomes. Proactive identification by family physicians of older people at risk of frailty is the first step of evaluation and provides opportunities to intervene to delay functional decline. Annual assessment of patients during integrated preventive consultations includes elements for identifying frailty syndrome. Screening for frailty conducted by the family doctor is the first step in the early diagnosis of frailty. Frail patients are evaluated through a multidisciplinary approach, involving complex and individualized stages for each patient. This multidisciplinary evaluation serves as the basis for developing a personalized treatment plan and for continuous monitoring of the patient.
Keywords: Frailty syndrome, older, primary care
DOI 10.56082/annalsarscibio.2025.1.193
1 ”Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Department of Internal, Family and Occupational Medicine; Dionisie Lupu, Bucharest, Romania
2 ”Alessandrescu-Rusescu” National Institutute for Mother and Child Health; Bucharest, Romania
3 National Institute of Recovery, Phisycal Medicine and Balneoclimathology; Bucharest, Romania
4 Academy of Romanian Scientists; Bucharest, Romania
* Corresponding author: Ramona Dorothea Calin, ramona.cadar@umfcd.ro
PUBLISHED in Annals Academy of Romanian Scientists Series on Biological Sciences, Volume 14 no 1, 2025