Osteoporosis is a “skeletal disorder characterized by compromised bone strength
predisposing a person to an increased risk of fracture” which, in light of demographic …

Frailty is a dynamic process in which there is a reduction in the physical, psychological
and/or social function associated with aging. The aim of this study was to identify instruments …

Objectives The objective of this study was to investigate changes in physical activity (PA)
between January (before the COVID-19 epidemic) and April (during the COVID-19 …

Background Frailty is a geriatric syndrome that affects multiple domains of human
functioning. A variety of problems contributes to the development of this syndrome; poor …

Musculoskeletal aging is a major public health interesting and strain due to the significant
demographic modifications in the population, and it is linked to high risk of falls, loss of …

Summary 23% of the total global burden of disease is attributable to disorders in people
aged 60 years and older. Although the proportion of the burden arising from older people (≥ …

The number of scientific publications on frailty has been increasing exponentially during the
past 15 years (Fig. 1). Studies on the topic are not limited to the geriatric and gerontology …

Background. Frailty assessment provides a means of identifying older adults most
vulnerable to adverse outcomes. Attention to frailty in clinical practice is more likely with …

Background It is important to establish whether frailty among older individuals is reversible
with nutritional, physical, or cognitive interventions, singly or in combination. We compared …

Purpose This study was conducted to investigate the relationships between different frailty
stages and the fall incidence rates of community‐dwelling older adults. The differences …