Introduction Frailty is one of the greatest challenges facing our aging population, as it can
lead to adverse outcomes such as institutionalization, hospitalization, and mortality …

Frailty is a geriatric condition characterized by unintentional weight loss, low muscle
strength, feeling of exhaustion, reduced physical activity capacity and slow walking speed …

Objectives To investigate frailty state transitions in a cohort of older Italian adults to identify
factors exacerbating or improving frailty conditions. Design Population‐based longitudinal …

Importance Alcohol consumption is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality that may be
more important in older adults with socioeconomic or health-related risk factors. Objective To …

Objective Το investigate associations between adherence to the Mediterranean diet and
frailty in a Greek population of older adults. Design Cross-sectional study. Setting Data were …

Background Multidimensional frailty, including physical, psychological, and social
components, is associated to disability, lower quality of life, increased healthcare utilization …

Introduction Different concepts of frailty have resulted in different assessment tools covering
distinct dimensions. Despite the growing recognition that there is an association between …

Background Frailty is associated with increased risk of various health conditions, disability,
and death. Health behaviors are thought to be a potential target for frailty prevention, but the …

Background To date, most previous studies of frailty among hospitalized elderly Chinese
patients have been conducted based on small samples, which cannot represent the elderly …

Background there is little evidence to suggest that older people today are living in better
health than their predecessors did at the same age. Only a few studies have evaluated …