Frailty syndrome is prevalent among hospitalized older adults as are the occurrence of
adverse outcomes. This systematic review and meta-analysis investigated whether frailty in …

Background Frailty in older people is a syndrome related to aging that is becoming
increasingly common and problematic as the average age of the world population …

Objectives To assess the degree of frailty in older people with different advanced diseases
and its relationship with end-of-life illness trajectories and survival. Methods Prospective …

Background Care for the elderly patient is a challenge that geriatricians now share with
other medical specialties. Frailty has emerged as a key concept. Due to its simplicity and …

Background People living in nursing homes are highly vulnerable and frail. Polypharmacy
and inappropriate prescription (IP) are also common problems. Objectives The objectives of …

(1) Background: Ageing is associated with complex and dynamic changes leading to
multimorbidity and, therefore, polypharmacy. The main objectives were to study an older …

Introduction The increase in elderly population has led to an associated increase in multiple
pathologies, frailty, polypharmacy, healthcare costs, decreased quality of life and mortality …

Background The clinical management of elderly patients with heart failure (HF) is not firmly
established. Decision-making should be individualized depending on the biological …

Objectives To describe a perioperative cross-speciality geriatrics program for patients aged>
80 years with colorectal cancer (CRC), aimed to detect and manage frailty and to …

Abstract Objective LESS-CHRON (List of Evidence-Based Deprescribing for Chronic
Patients) and STOPPFrail (Screening Tool of Older Persons' Prescriptions in Frail adults with …