Background Frailty is an important clinical syndrome that is consistently associated with
adverse outcomes in older people. The relevance of frailty to chronic respiratory disease …

Background Frailty, a state of reduced physiological reserve, is common in people with
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Frailty can occur at any age; however, the …

The number of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has been rising
with continued exposure to environmental risk factors and aging of populations around the …

Background: Despite frailty being an important geriatric syndrome, its prevalence and
associated mortality risk in older patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease …

Rationale For the high prevalence of frail in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD), further study should explore an in-depth understanding of the relationship …

BACKGROUND: Little is known about frailty in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD). The purposes of this study were to describe frailty, to identify, which …

Rationale: Frailty represents an increased vulnerability to adverse health outcomes. The
frailty phenotype conceptual model (three or more patient attributes of wasting, exhaustion …

Importance Frailty is associated with severe morbidity and mortality among people with
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Interventions such as pulmonary …

Background and aims: Elderly subjects are characterized by a high prevalence of chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and frailty. This study examined the predictive role of …

Study objectives The aims of this study were to establish whether pulmonary rehabilitation
(PR) improves domestic function and daily activity levels in COPD and whether individually …