You can be frail if you are experiencing a decline in your physical, mental, and social well-being. This can negatively affect or prolong your recovery after surgery.
You can be frail if you are:
- feeling very tired
- take multiple medications
- use an aid to walk or feel like you are ‘slowing down’
- having trouble walking up stairs, or
- losing weight without meaning to
It is important to be as healthy as possible before surgery. Please contact your GP to address frailty and improve your recovery.
Resources:
Progressive resistance training for frailty | https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/projects/resistance-training/patient-and-clinician-perspectives
Ageing Well | https://sydneynorthhealthnetwork.org.au/programs/aged-care/
My Aged Care | https://www.myagedcare.gov.au/
Short-term Restorative Care | https://www.health.gov.au/our-work/short-term-restorative-care-strc-programme/about-the-short-term-restorative-care-strc-programme