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3 days ago · Objectives Frailty is a prevalent geriatric condition that significantly impacts the health of older adults. This study aimed to examine the prevalence of frailty among older Chinese adults aged ≥ 65 years and to assess its association with adverse geriatric outcomes. Method This study included 20,724 older adults aged ≥ 65 years in Jiangsu Province, China, utilizing a random, stratified ...
3 days ago · In our study, the frailty index was calculated as the sum of present deficits divided by 30 or 28 and multiplied by 100. Therefore, the frailty index was theoretically a continuous variable ranging from 0 to 100. In our study, frailty status was a dichotomous variable including frailty and non-frailty.
3 days ago · Given that frailty is a reversible, controllable process, this study aims to explore the preoperative frailty status of older adults with lumbar degenerative disease and its effect on postoperative outcomes through a prospective observational study, in order to attract the attention of medical staff to the frailty assessment of such patients ...
4 days ago · Frailty is an age-related condition with increased risk for adverse health outcomes. Assessing frailty according to the Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) based on data from medical records is useful for previously unassessed patients, but the validity of such scores in exclusively geriatric populations and in patients with dementia is relatively ...
2 days ago · The term “frailty” refers to a range of psychological, social, and physiological characteristics that, together with stroke-related factors, may affect outcomes of stroke patients. Frailty is defined physiologically as a reduced reserve and increased susceptibility to stressors.
1 day ago · Participants from the UK Biobank who were initially free of VHD and heart failure were categorized into three groups based on the frailty phenotype: non-frailty, pre-frailty, and frailty. The frailty phenotype was determined by evaluating the following five components: weight loss, exhaustion, reduced physical activity, slow gait speed, and low ...
4 days ago · Background Frailty is an indicator of a decline in quality of life and functional capacity in cardiac rehabilitation (CR) patients. Currently, there is no standardized assessment tool for frailty used in CR. The aim of this study was to determine if the Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) is feasible for assessing frailty in CR. Methods Prospective, cross-sectional study within the framework of the ...
