Older adults are a highly heterogeneous group with variable health and functional life
courses. Frailty has received increasing scientific attention as a potential explanation of the …

Frailty is a well-established risk factor for adverse health outcomes. However, comparatively
little is known about the dynamic nature of frailty and the extent to which it can improve. The …

Importance Frailty is a common geriatric syndrome of significant public health importance,
yet there is limited understanding of the risk of frailty development at a population level …

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

Background Frailty is a risk factor for adverse health outcomes. There is a paucity of
literature on frailty progression defined by a cumulative deficit model among community …

Background: Coronary heart disease (CHD) is a common chronic disease in the elderly.
Frailty can accelerate the development of CHD and lead to adverse health outcomes. Risk …

Background It is important to clarify the transitions and related factors of frailty for prevention
of frailty. We evaluated the transitions of frailty among community-dwelling older adults and …

Many factors have contributed to rendering frailty an emerging, relevant, and very popular
concept. First, many pandemics that have affected humanity in history, including COVID-19 …

Objectives Frailty is an accumulation of deficits characterized by reduced resilience to
stressors and increased vulnerability to adverse outcomes. There is evolving evidence on …

Background Previous literature has reported that loneliness is a strong predictor of frailty
risk. However, less is known about the role of loneliness in frailty transition types. This study …