Objective To systematically review the research conducted on prevalence of frailty and
prefrailty among community-dwelling older adults in low-income and middle-income …

Background Malnutrition and frailty are two geriatric syndromes that significantly affect
independent living and health in community-dwelling older adults. Although the …

In the last decade, it has become clear that older persons who are frail or sarcopenic have
very high rates of functional deterioration, hospitalization, and death. Recently, it has …

Background/Objective Fear of falling (FoF) and frailty are common problems in older adults.
FoF can lead to self-imposed restriction of activities and then further decline in physical …

This study aimed to synthesize frailty prevalence among community-dwelling older adults in
Asia and identify factors influencing prevalence estimates. Five electronic databases were …

Objective To cross-culturally adapt and test the FRAIL scale in Chinese community-dwelling
older adults. Design Cross-sectional study. Methods The Chinese FRAIL scale was …

Frailty is a pre-disability syndrome where an older person can be identified as being at risk
when exposed to stressors associated with high risk for disability or needing to be …

Obesity and high waist circumference may be important determinants of frailty in old age,
whereas the role of muscle mass and muscle fat infiltration is still unclear. More prospective …

Background To date, most previous studies of frailty among hospitalized elderly Chinese
patients have been conducted based on small samples, which cannot represent the elderly …

OBJECTIVE To identify the factors associated with the fear of falling in the older adultliving at
home. METHOD Cross-sectional study with probabilistic sampling of older adultenrolled in …