Background The COVID-19 pandemic has placed unprecedented strain on health-care
systems. Frailty is being used in clinical decision making for patients with COVID-19, yet the …

Background During the first wave of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic,
older patients had an increased risk of hospitalisation and death. Reports on the association …

Objectives To determine the association between frailty and short-term mortality in older
adults hospitalized for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Design Retrospective single …

Abstract Background and Aim The aim of this systematic review was to quantify the
association between frailty and COVID-19 in relation to mortality in hospitalised patients …

Background COVID-19 has disproportionately affected older people. Objective The objective
of this paper to investigate whether frailty is associated with all-cause mortality in older …

Background Frailty has been associated with worse prognosis following COVID-19 infection.
While several studies have reported the association between frailty and COVID-19 mortality …

Older people have paid a huge toll in terms of mortality during the coronavirus disease-19
(COVID-19) pandemic. Frailty may have contributed to the vulnerability of older people to …

Background The aim of this study was to describe outcomes in hospitalised older people
with different levels of frailty and COVID-19 infection. Methods We undertook a single-centre …

Background Observational data during the pandemic have demonstrated mixed
associations between frailty and mortality. Aim To examine associations between frailty and …

Background The concept of frailty provides an age-independent, easy-to-use tool for risk
stratification. We aimed to summarize the evidence on the efficacy of frailty tools in risk …