Objective The task force of the International Conference of Frailty and Sarcopenia Research
(ICFSR) developed these clinical practice guidelines to overview the current evidence-base …

Frailty is a commonly used term indicating older persons at increased risk for adverse
outcomes such as onset of disability, morbidity, institutionalisation or mortality or who …

Sarcopenia and frailty are highly prevalent conditions in older hospitalized patients, which
are associated with a myriad of adverse clinical outcomes. This paper, prepared by a …

Background A scoping search identified systematic reviews on diagnostic accuracy and
predictive ability of frailty measures in older adults. In most cases, research was confined to …

Aging is characterized by the catabolism of muscles leading to sarcopenia and frailty. These
are two geriatric syndromes with partly overlapping phenotypes. Primary sarcopenia, ie loss …

An individual who is living with frailty has impairments in homeostasis across several body
systems and is more vulnerable to stressors that may ultimately predispose them to negative …

Background To compare the performance of eight frailty instruments to identify relevant
adverse outcomes for older people across different settings over a 12 month follow‐up …

Background Dozens of scales and questionnaires have been used in the detection of frailty;
however, a generalized method for its screening and diagnosis is still lacking in clinical …

An operational definition of frailty is important for clinical care, research, and policy planning.
The literature on the clinical definitions, screening tools, and severity measures of frailty …

Background Although research productivity in the field of frailty has risen exponentially in
recent years, there remains a lack of consensus regarding the measurement of this …