Background Among persons with obstructive airway disease, the relative contributions of
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, and common comorbid conditions …

Background Previous work identified a direct relationship between frailty and adverse
outcomes in cardiac surgery, but assessment of the effect across subgroups of patients has …

Background Geriatric syndromes (GS) are multi‐factorial conditions that make older adults
vulnerable to morbidities and poor outcomes. The main objective was to observe the …

Purpose Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) impacts health-related quality of
life in men more than in women. In patients with dyspnea, frailty is more likely to develop and …

Frailty and sarcopenia are two important clinical syndromes associated with the ageing
process, with a high risk of morbidity and mortality. Patients with chronic disease have been …

Background Physical frailty (PF) is highly prevalent and associated with undesirable
outcomes in stroke survivors aged 65 years or older. However, the long‐term trajectories of …

Rationale: Identifying patients hospitalized for acute exacerbations of COPD (AECOPD) who
are at high risk for readmission is challenging. Traditional markers of disease severity such …

Acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) is one of the
leading causes of hospitalization in the United States. Prior investigations suggest clinical …

Background With more women being diagnosed with obstructive pulmonary disease, it is
important to know how women experience non-pharmacological rehabilitation including …

The treatment of older and oldest old patients with COPD poses several problems and
should be tailored to specific outcomes, such as physical functioning. Indeed, impaired …