One of the leading causes of morbidity and premature mortality in older people is frailty.
Frailty occurs when multiple physiological systems decline, to the extent that an individual's …

The number of scientific publications on frailty has been increasing exponentially during the
past 15 years (Fig. 1). Studies on the topic are not limited to the geriatric and gerontology …

Abstract Objective To develop Clinical Practice Guidelines for the screening, assessment
and management of the geriatric condition of frailty. Methods An adapted Grading of …

The complexity and heterogeneity of patients with multimorbidity and polypharmacy renders
traditional disease‐oriented guidelines often inadequate and complicates clinical decision …

Objectives To operationalize frailty using eight scales and to compare their content validity,
feasibility, prevalence estimates of frailty, and ability to predict all‐cause mortality. Design …

Background: frailty is a state of vulnerability to adverse outcomes. Routine identification of
frailty is recommended in international guidance. This systematic review investigates the …

Objectives To explore the feasibility of using the FRAIL scale in community screening of
older Chinese people aged 65 years and older, followed by clinical validation by …

OBJECTIVES: To enable prevention of poor outcome in elderly people, a valid instrument is
required to detect individuals at high risk. The concept of frailty is a better predictor than age …

Background Frailty is widely recognised as a distinct multifactorial clinical syndrome that
implies vulnerability. The links between frailty and adverse outcomes such as death and …

Objective To determine which of 8 commonly employed frailty assessment tools demonstrate
the most appropriate characteristics to be employed in different clinical and social settings …