Frailty is an age-related clinical condition characterised by an increased susceptibility to
stressors and an elevated risk of adverse outcomes such as mortality. In the light of global …

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 …

Objective To identify and examine definitions of frailty using qualitative thematic analysis.
Design A qualitative meta-aggregative systematic review. Data sources The database …

Background Age-related frailty is a multidimensional dynamic condition associated with
adverse patient outcomes and high costs for health systems. Several interventions have …

Background There is increasing evidence that pre-frailty manifests as early as middle age.
Understanding the factors contributing to an early trajectory from good health to pre-frailty in …

Understanding patients' degree of frailty is crucial for tailoring clinical care for older adults
based on their physiologic reserve and health needs (“frailty‐guided clinical care”). Two …

Background Over the past decade, there has been significant growth in the awareness and
understanding of fragility among orthopaedic surgeons in the context of osteoporotic …

Across the world, life expectancy is increasing. However, the years of life gained do not
always correspond to healthy life years, potentially leading to an increase in frailty. Given the …

Background Frailty is seen across various health and social care settings. However, little is
known about how healthcare professionals, particularly those who provide care for older …

Background: The prevalence of frailty at population-level is expected to increase in Europe,
changing the focus of Public Health. Here, we report on the activities of the A3 Action Group …