Frailty in older adults is conceptualized by clinicians as a progressive, physiologic process
marked by declines in function and physiologic reserves as well as increased vulnerability to …

This chapter provides an overview of the symptoms of frailty, the tools used to recognize and
assess older people living with frailty such as the frailty phenotype and frailty index, and …

The increasing prevalence of frailty within the aging population poses challenges to current
models of chronic disease management and end-of-life care delivery. As frailty progresses …

Abstract By 2020, the elderly (≥ 65-year-old) world population is projected to exceed one
billion individuals. This demographic megatrend has brought topics such as physiological …

Chronological age alone does not determine the vulnerability or frailty of an older adult.
Frailty can, however, profoundly affect the quality of an older adult's life. Frail adults could …

Frailty has important implications for the care needs of older adults and how those needs are
met. By recognizing frailty and measuring it objectively, clinicians can better engage patients …

Frailty and its management represent an emerging area of clinical care in older adults.
Geriatricians have long recognized a syndrome of multiple comorbid conditions, immobility …

With the aging of population, more older adults become frail and many become dependent
or bedridden. Frailty is defined as a status of vulnerability to endogenous and exogenous …

CGA intervention (21). Sometimes, recommendations on the management of frailty include
vague sentences on the opportunity to conduct a CGA but, again, without apparent …

Geriatric Palliative Care covers a broad spectrum of issues characterizing care near the end
of life for older adults. Beginning with the social and cultural context of old age and frailty …