With the intensification of population aging worldwide, the health problems of the elderly
have become a particular concern. Functional disability is a prominent problem in the aging …

Frailty is a state that encompasses losses in physical, psychological or social domains.
Therefore, frail people demonstrate a reduced potential to manage external stressors and to …

As the aging population increases globally, health-related issues caused by frailty are
gradually coming to light and have become a global health priority. Frailty leads to a …

The concept of frailty as a health dimension in old age is recent and has its origin in the
development of geriatric medicine. Initially an unformulated clinical intuition, it is now …

Over the past 100 years, advances in medicine and public health have led to a nearly 2-fold
increase in average lifespan. 1 Approximately 8.5% of the global population is 65 years or …

Frailty is a major health condition associated with ageing. Although the concept is almost
universally accepted, its operational definition remains controversial. Anyway, this geriatric …

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Older, more vulnerable individuals are increasingly often described in the literature as being
frail. Because frailty is often perceived as being undesirable and associated with high health …

By far, there is no general consensus concerning the definition of frailty even though it may
be a global public health concern with aging of the population. It is regarded as a …

Background No study has tried to distinguish subjects that become frail due to diseases
(frailty related to diseases) or in the absence of specific medical events; in this latter case, it …