Abstract Background and Objectives The relationship between frailty and disability in
activities of daily living (ADLs) can be seen in different ways, with disability being—to …

Objectives To quantitatively examine frailty defined by FRAIL scale as a predictor of incident
disability risks by conducting a systematic review and meta-analysis. Design Systematic …

To date, the major dilemma concerning frailty is the lack of a standardized language
regarding its operationalization. Considering the demographic challenge that the world is …

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

Background: Frailty is a debilitating condition in older adults that is associated with
increased risks for adverse outcomes. However, the issue of quantifying frailty remains …

Abstract Background Disability in Activities of Daily Living (ADL) is an adverse outcome of
frailty that places a burden on frail elderly people, care providers and the care system …

Current studies show the relevance of geriatric prevention and rehabilitation programs to
slow down the development of disability in community-dwelling older adults who are …

The medical syndrome of frailty is widely recognized, yet debate remains over how best to
measure it in clinical and research settings. This study reviewed the frailty-related research …

Background Although research productivity in the field of frailty has risen exponentially in
recent years, there remains a lack of consensus regarding the measurement of this …

Purpose To identify the different fatigue items in existing frailty scales. Methods PubMed,
Web of Knowledge and PsycINFO were systematically screened for frailty scales. 133 …