Several teams have been publishing global estimates of excess deaths during the COVID‐
19 pandemic. Here, we examine potential flaws and underappreciated sources of …

Background: COVID-19 continues to present challenges in the care of older adults with
frailty and/or comorbidities and very old patients, who can be hospitalized with severe …

Aim This study aimed to ascertain the prevalence of frailty during the pandemic and to
determine factors associated with changes in frailty status. Methods In May–June of 2020 …

The COVID‐19 pandemic poses an ongoing public health challenge, with a focus on older
adults. Given the large number of older persons who have recovered from COVID‐19 and …

Purpose This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between timed up-and-go (TUG) test
time and changes in frailty status in a longitudinal cohort study of rural Japanese older …

Background The spread of the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
infection has been prolonged, with the highly contagious Omicron variant becoming the …

We aimed to verify the characteristics of lifestyles and frailty among older adults during and
after the COVID-19 pandemic. This two-point cross-sectional study conducted a baseline …

Although research has established social participation as important for preventing frailty in
older people, the association between the type and frequency of social participation and …

2 Changes in lifestyle, such as prolonged self-restraint due to the coronavirus disease 2019
26 (COVID-19), have raised concerns about the progression of frailty among older adults …

Objectives The objectives of this study were: 1) to examine and compare changes in
functional limitations during the COVID-19 pandemic among older adults with and without …