Background Frailty has been associated with worse prognosis following COVID-19 infection.
While several studies have reported the association between frailty and COVID-19 mortality …

Abstract Background and Aim The aim of this systematic review was to quantify the
association between frailty and COVID-19 in relation to mortality in hospitalised patients …

Background The COVID-19 pandemic has placed unprecedented strain on health-care
systems. Frailty is being used in clinical decision making for patients with COVID-19, yet the …

Background The aim of this study was to describe outcomes in hospitalised older people
with different levels of frailty and COVID-19 infection. Methods We undertook a single-centre …

Background Frailty and multimorbidity have been suggested as risk factors for severe
COVID-19 disease. Aims We investigated, in the UK Biobank, whether frailty and …

Background Frail patients are increasingly vulnerable to stress, which is mainly manifested
by a reduced physiologic reserve in metabolic and immune systems and neuromuscular …

Abstract Background/Objectives Frailty has been linked to increased risk of COVID‐19
mortality, but evidence is mainly limited to hospitalized older individuals. This study aimed to …

Background A large number of studies have explored the association between frailty and
mortality among COVID-19 patients, with inconsistent results. The aim of this meta-analysis …

Background The concept of frailty provides an age-independent, easy-to-use tool for risk
stratification. We aimed to summarize the evidence on the efficacy of frailty tools in risk …

Background During the first wave of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic,
older patients had an increased risk of hospitalisation and death. Reports on the association …