Global incidence of frailty and prefrailty among community-dwelling older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

R Ofori-Asenso, KL Chin, M Mazidi, E Zomer… - JAMA network …, 2019 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Frailty is a common geriatric syndrome of significant public health importance,
yet there is limited understanding of the risk of frailty development at a population level …

Association between oral health and frailty: A systematic review of longitudinal studies

FF Hakeem, E Bernabe, W Sabbah - Gerodontology, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To systematically review longitudinal studies on the association between oral
health and frailty indicated by any validated scale or index. Background Frailty and poor oral …

[HTML][HTML] Limited formal education is strongly associated with lower cognitive status, functional disability and frailty status in older adults

AG Brigola, TS Alexandre, K Inouye… - Dementia & …, 2019 - SciELO Brasil
Limited formal education is still common in ageing populations. Although limited formal
education seems to be independently and negatively associated with cognition, functional …

[HTML][HTML] Factors associated with physical, psychological and social frailty among community-dwelling older persons in Europe: a cross-sectional study of Urban Health …

L Ye, LEM Elstgeest, X Zhang, T Alhambra-Borrás… - BMC geriatrics, 2021 - Springer
Background Frailty is an age-related condition resulting in a state of increased vulnerability
regarding functioning across multiple systems. It is a multidimensional concept referring to …

[HTML][HTML] Socioeconomic status and ADL disability of the older adults: Cumulative health effects, social outcomes and impact mechanisms

H Liu, M Wang - PLoS One, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Socioeconomic status (SES) is one of the important indicators affecting
individual's social participation and resource allocation, and it also plays an important role in …

Early identification of frailty: Developing an international delphi consensus on pre-frailty

D Sezgin, M O'Donovan, J Woo… - Archives of gerontology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background: Frailty is associated with a prodromal stage called pre-frailty, a potentially
reversible and highly prevalent intermediate state before frailty becomes established …

Self-rated health trajectory and frailty among community-dwelling older adults: evidence from the Taiwan Longitudinal Study on Aging (TLSA)

WM Chu, HE Ho, CJ Yeh, YH Hsiao, PS Hsu, SH Lee… - BMJ open, 2021 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives Self-rated health (SRH) is an assessment and predictor of health based on an
individual's general condition; however, evidence of the value of SRH for predicting frailty …

Frailty triage: is rationing intensive medical treatment on the grounds of frailty ethical?

DJC Wilkinson - The American Journal of Bioethics, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
In early 2020, a number of countries developed and published intensive care triage
guidelines for the pandemic. Several of those guidelines, especially in the UK, encouraged …

[HTML][HTML] Association of social determinants of health with frailty, cognitive impairment, and self-rated health among older adults

V Tan, C Chen, RA Merchant - PLoS One, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background and objectives Recently, the role of social determinants of health on frailty and
dementia has received increased attention. The aim of the present study is to explore the …

Prevalence of prefrailty and frailty in South America: a systematic review of observational studies

HJ Coelho-Junior, E Marzetti, A Picca… - The Journal of frailty & …, 2020 - Springer
Objectives The present study aimed at investigating the prevalence of prefrailty and frailty in
South American older adults according to the setting and region. Design A literature search …