Frailty syndrome is prevalent among hospitalized older adults as are the occurrence of
adverse outcomes. This systematic review and meta-analysis investigated whether frailty in …

Background Frail older adults experience higher rates of adverse health outcomes.
Therefore, assessing pre-hospital frailty early in the course of care is essential to identify the …

Objective The task force of the International Conference of Frailty and Sarcopenia Research
(ICFSR) developed these clinical practice guidelines to overview the current evidence-base …

Background COVID-19 has disproportionately affected older people. Objective The objective
of this paper to investigate whether frailty is associated with all-cause mortality in older …

Healthcare systems need to adapt to better serve an aging population with complex
presentations. Frailty assessments are a potential means to address this heterogeneity in …

Background Frailty is a common condition present in older Emergency Department (ED)
patients that is associated with poor health outcomes. The Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) is a …

Background and Purpose: Conditions associated with frailty are common in people
experiencing stroke and may explain differences in outcomes. We assessed associations …

Objective The aim of our meta-analysis was to update evidence for the association between
frailty and delirium in different types of hospitalized patients, given the large volume of new …

Background: Frailty can change the prognosis and treatment approach of chronic diseases.
Among others, frailty has been associated with cerebrovascular diseases such as stroke …

As cases of critical COVID-19 patients have taxed their resources, hospitals in China and
Europe have faced the difficult task of establishing criteria for which patients receive which …