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 …

Old age frailty has no consensus definition so far, but it is commonly operationalised as a
physical phenotype consisting of weight loss, exhaustion, physical inactivity, slowness and …

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 …

Older adults are a highly heterogeneous group with variable health and functional life
courses. Frailty has received increasing scientific attention as a potential explanation of the …

The sustainability of healthcare systems worldwide is threatened by the absolute and
relative increase in the number of older persons. The traditional models of care (largely …

Frailty syndrome (FS) is a condition characterized by a decline in reserves, observed with
aging. The most important consequences of the frailty syndrome include disability …

Frailty is a biological syndrome of decreased reserves and lower resistance to stressors,
deriving from cumulative declines across multiple physiological systems and causing …

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The number of scientific publications on frailty has been increasing exponentially during the
past 15 years (Fig. 1). Studies on the topic are not limited to the geriatric and gerontology …

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 …