Restrictive measures due to the COVID-19 pandemic may cause problems in the physical,
social, and psychological functioning of older people, resulting in increased frailty. In this …

Background Frailty is associated with COVID-19 severity in clinical settings. No general
population-based studies on the association between actual frailty status and COVID-19 …

Background There is a paucity of knowledge about the effects of COronaVIrus Disease-19
(COVID-19) on long-term frailty development or progression over time. Aim This study aims …

Aim The impact of frailty, a physiological state characterized by reduced reserve for stressors
and related to worse outcomes, on older adults during the pandemic is unclear. Our aim was …

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 …

Background frailty imparts a higher risk for hospitalisation, mortality and morbidity due to
COVID-19 infection, but the broader impacts of the pandemic and associated public health …

Introduction Local activities that functioned to prevent frailty in the elderly have been
suspended or reduced as a countermeasure against COVID-19. As a result, frailty rates are …

Introduction: Frailty, a measure of biological aging, has been linked to worse COVID-19
outcomes. However, as the mortality differs across the COVID-19 waves, it is less clear …

Background Frailty has been recognized as potential surrogate of biological age and
relevant risk factor for COVID‐19 severity. Thus, it is important to explore the frailty …

Background Globally, lifestyles have changed to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease
2019 (COVID-19). Therefore, we aimed to understand health and lifestyle conditions …