Background Frailty is increasingly recognized as an important construct which has health
implications for older adults. The Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) is a judgement-based frailty …

Abstract Purpose of Review Biological age is the concept of using biophysiological
measures to more accurately determine an individual's age-related risk of adverse …

Disability Politics and Theory, a historical exploration of the concept of disability, covers the
late nineteenth century to the present, introducing the main models of disability theory and …

Abstract Background the Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) was originally developed to summarise
a Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment and yield a care plan. Especially since COVID-19 …

Background During the COVID-19 pandemic, the scarcity of resources has necessitated
triage of critical care for patients with the disease. In patients aged 65 years and older, triage …

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 …

Background Frailty screening using the Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) has been proposed to
guide resource allocation in acute care settings during the pandemic. However, the …

Background Respiratory failure due to COVID-19 pneumonia is associated with high
mortality and may overwhelm health care systems, due to the surge of patients requiring …

Purpose Acute illness severity predicts mortality in intensive care unit (ICU) patients,
however, its predictive value decreases over time in ICU. Typically after 10 days, pre-ICU …

Purpose Frailty is a valuable predictor for outcome in elderly ICU patients, and has been
suggested to be used in various decision-making processes prior to and during an ICU …