There is a growing need to implement and evaluate the technological solutions that allow
the early detection of age-related frailty and enable assessment of the predictive values of …

Background Frailty in aging populations is associated with increasing evidence of ill health,
functional loss, increasing dependency and premature death. The FRAILOMIC Initiative was …

Background Frailty in aging populations is associated with increasing evidence of ill health,
functional loss, increasing dependency and premature death. The FRAILOMIC Initiative was …

Objectives Frailty is a geriatric syndrome characterized by sarcopenia and physiological
impairment. Although the majority of older adults wish to age at home, being frail threatens …

Background The aim was to estimate the prevalence of frailty and relative contribution of
physical/balance, nutritive, cognitive and sensory frailty to important adverse health states …

Frailty is a condition characterised by loss of biological reserves and vulnerability to a range
of adverse outcomes [1, 2]. The cumulative deficit and phenotype models of frailty are …

Background: Frailty is a common but complex problem in older adults. Frailty assessment
using routine clinical data has been suggested as a pragmatic approach based on …

An increase in the number of older people experiencing disability and dependence is a
critical aspect of the demographic change that will emerge within Europe due to the rise in …

In the past, illness and dependence were viewed as inevitable consequences of old age.
Now, we understand that there is a difference between age (the passing of chronological …

Background Despite increased recognition of frailty and its importance, high quality
evidence to guide decision-making is lacking. There has been variation in reported data …