Ist Alter eine Komorbidität?

Abstract

Aging is normal process, only somehow questioned by the "anti-aging wave". Normal and pathological aging are therefore separate developments. Older adults often suffer from the frailty syndrome, partly due to diminished resilience. Aging per se is not a comorbidity.

Altern gehört zum Leben dazu, wird allerdings durch die sogenannte Anti-Aging-Welle hinterfragt; dem „normalen“ Altern wird ein „pathologisches“ entgegengesetzt. Alte Menschen haben sowohl eine erhöhte Vulnerabilität (Frailty-Syndrom) als auch eine verminderte Widerstandsfähigkeit (Resilienz). Wenn sie krank werden, laufen sie eher Gefahr, dass sich zur Grunderkrankung weitere hinzugesellen – eben Komorbiditäten. Doch das Altern an sich ist physiologisch und keine Komorbidität.

Schlüsselwörter

Komorbidität - Multimorbidität - Alter - hochbetagt - Resilienz - Frailty

Key words

comorbidity - multimorbidity - old age - resiliency - frailty

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