Obese older people are more likely to be frail than those with a normal body mass index
(BMI), but the results of individual studies have been inconsistent. We conducted a …

Sarcopenia and frailty are highly prevalent conditions in older hospitalized patients, which
are associated with a myriad of adverse clinical outcomes. This paper, prepared by a …

Objectives To examine the association of living alone with frailty in cross-sectional and
longitudinal studies by a systematic review and meta-analysis. Design Systematic review …

Aims While the frailty index (FI) is a continuous variable, an FI score of 0.25 has construct
and predictive validity to categorise community-dwelling older adults as frail or non-frail. Our …

Polypharmacy is a prevalent issue in older adults, associated with a wide range of adverse
health outcomes, amplified in those with frailty. This review aims to synthesize current …

Frailty is a common condition in later life in which minor stressors may result in major
changes in health. While the biological mechanisms of frailty are increasingly understood …

Objective To examine the predictive validity of the FRAIL scale for mortality, and diagnostic
test accuracy (DTA) against the frailty phenotype (FP). Measurement Frailty was measured …

Background Rapid frailty screening remains problematic in primary care. The diagnostic test
accuracy (DTA) of several screening instruments has not been sufficiently established. We …

Background Frailty has become an important determinant of a series of adverse health
outcomes. We explored the risk factors for frailty in older adults in the community from a …

Aim Frailty is a state of decreased physiological reserve and vulnerability to stressors.
Understanding the characteristics of those most at risk of worsening, or likely to improve their …