Background: Frailty is a globally recognized issue. However, there is a lack of evidence
exploring factors associated with frailty among older residents in community and nursing …

Background and Purpose: Frailty has been recognized as a medical syndrome
characterized by decreased physiological reserve and vulnerability to poor resolution of …

Introduction Frailty is one of the greatest challenges facing our aging population, as it can
lead to adverse outcomes such as institutionalization, hospitalization, and mortality …

Background Nursing home patients are expected to be very frail. However, evidence on
frailty in a nursing home setting is scarce in the literature. Especially prevalence of frailty in …

Objectives This research explored the relationship between the stages of frailty and risk for
hospitalization in older adults and evaluated the risk for hospitalization among the elderly in …

Objectives We performed a meta-analysis based on prospective cohort studies to synthesize
the pooled risk effect and to determine whether frailty is a predictor of all-cause mortality …

Background With growing numbers of older people worldwide, improving and maintaining
quality of life during the extended years of life are a major focus for healthcare providers and …

Background Physical frailty is associated with increased risk of falls, hospitalisation and
mortality. There is a dearth of information on physical frailty of older adults living in …

Background: The World Health Organization has identified frailty as a crucial factor affecting
successful aging. Systematic literature reviews have yet to focus on the relationship between …

Background and objectives Frailty has been investigated for decades with a proliferation of
frailty instruments attributed to many existing conceptual models and operational criteria …