Introduction The prevalence of frailty at population level is unclear. We examined this in
population-based studies, investigating sources of heterogeneity. Methods PubMed …

Frailty is an emerging global health burden, with major implications for clinical practice and
public health. The prevalence of frailty is expected to rise alongside rapid growth in the …

Importance Frailty is a common geriatric syndrome of significant public health importance,
yet there is limited understanding of the risk of frailty development at a population level …

Frailty is a complex age-related clinical condition characterised by a decline in physiological
capacity across several organ systems, with a resultant increased susceptibility to stressors …

By 2050, the American 85 years old and over population will triple. Clinicians and the public
health community need to develop a culture of sensitivity to the needs of this population and …

Older adults are a highly heterogeneous group with variable health and functional life
courses. Frailty has received increasing scientific attention as a potential explanation of the …

Over the past 100 years, advances in medicine and public health have led to a nearly 2-fold
increase in average lifespan. 1 Approximately 8.5% of the global population is 65 years or …

Sarcopenia is a major component of the frailty syndrome, both being considered as strong
predictors of morbidity, disability, and death in older people. In this review, we explore the …

Background Recommendations for routine frailty screening in general practice are
increasing as frailty prevalence grows. In England, frailty identification became a contractual …

Frailty describes an individual's vulnerability to adverse health outcomes and is a useful
construct that assists health professionals to understand the heterogeneity of the ageing …