The prevalence of obesity in combination with sarcopenia (the age-related loss of muscle
mass and strength or physical function) is increasing in adults aged 65 years and older. A …

Introduction Frailty is one of the most important concerns regarding our aging population.
Evidence grows that the syndrome is linked to several important health outcomes. A general …

One of the leading causes of morbidity and premature mortality in older people is frailty.
Frailty occurs when multiple physiological systems decline, to the extent that an individual's …

Abstract Objective To develop Clinical Practice Guidelines for the screening, assessment
and management of the geriatric condition of frailty. Methods An adapted Grading of …

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 …

Objective To systematically review the research conducted on prevalence of frailty and
prefrailty among community-dwelling older adults in low-income and middle-income …

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 …

Based on a systematic literature review, the screening tools task force of SIOG states that
screening tools do not replace geriatric assessment in older cancer patients. However, in a …

Background: Frailty has been shown to be associated with disability in the previous studies.
However, it is not clear how consistently or to how much degree frailty is actually associated …

Background Although multiple longitudinal studies have investigated frailty as a predictor of
future falls, the results were mixed. Thus far, no systematic review or meta-analysis on this …