Objectives To identify and examine the reported effectiveness of education programs for
health professionals on frailty. Methods A systematic review was conducted of articles …

BACKGROUND Assessing frailty in patients with an acute trauma can be challenging. To
provide trustworthy results, tools should be feasible and reliable. This systematic review …

Abstract Introduction In 2017, NHS England introduced proactive identification of frailty into
the General Practitioners (GP) contract. There is currently little information as to how this …

Objectives Despite growing interest in frailty as a significant public health challenge,
comparatively little is known about how older adults perceive and experience frailty, limiting …

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 …

Background: The potentials of arts-based health research are increasingly being realized as
an approach to understanding and communicating the complexities of the human …

Purpose Although frailty can be delayed or prevented by appropriate interventions, these
are often not available in countries lacking formal education and infrastructure in geriatrics …

Nurses come into frequent contact with frail older people in all healthcare settings. However,
few studies have specifically asked nurses about their views on frailty. The main aim of this …

Background We evaluated the validity of the Timed Up and Go test (TUG) to screen for
physical frailty and low physical performance in a nationwide community-dwelling Korean …

Background and Objectives despite growing support for the clinical application of frailty,
including regular frailty screening for older adults, little is known about how older adults …