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. 2020 Aug 28;7:489. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2020.00489

Table 3.

Care professional perspective.

Case management practices Examples Factual orientation Normative orientation
Proactive monitoring Blood pressure screenings, weigh-ins, the timely detection of ailments. Medical and social facts that construct frailty need to be identified and measured. Future oriented: preventing future loss.
Proactive planning Making a care plan with future goals, e.g., improving muscle strength, lowering blood pressure. Medical and social facts that construct frailty need to be predicted and translated a step-wise plan to respond to future risks. Future oriented: preventing future loss.
Multidisciplinary collaboration Organizing multidisciplinary consultations, sharing information and tasks. Facts from a wide variety of disciplines that construct frailty need to be detected, identified and acted upon. Future oriented: ensuring a holistic approach to be able to prevent future loss.
Tightening the strings Changing medications, increasing check-up frequency, including care professionals from different disciplines. Medical and social facts that construct frailty need to be controlled. Future oriented: preventing future loss.