Frail, older patients pose a challenge to the primary care physician who may often feel
overwhelmed by their complex presentation and tenuous health status. At the same time …

Background Physical frailty is a prevalent syndrome in older adults that increases
vulnerability for a range of adverse outcomes including increased dependency and death …

Objectives To explore the relationship between cognitive function and frailty. Design A cross‐
sectional study using data from W ave 1 of The I rish L ongitudinal S tudy on A geing, a …

Few studies have investigated loneliness in relation to health care consumption among frail
older people. The aim of this study was to examine loneliness, health‐related quality of life …

Objectives To conduct a systematic review of frailty screening tools used in low‐and middle‐
income countries (LMIC s). Design Systematic review. Setting LMIC s, as defined by the …

Frailty is a multiply determined vulnerability state. People who are frail are at risk of many
adverse health outcomes, including death. For any individual, this risk can only be …

We created a 30-item Frailty Index in the Canadian Multicentre Osteoporosis Study. A Frailty
Index is a sensitive measure that can quantify fracture risk according to degree of frailty. Our …

Objective To investigate if understated cognitive impairment existed in individuals with
physical frail or earlier prefrail state but without cognitive complaints and the susceptible …

Health literacy has been reported to have effects on health behavior change and health-
related outcomes, but few studies have explored the association between health literacy and …

Background The global population is ageing rapidly, with the most dramatic increases in
developing countries like Malaysia. Older people are at increased risk of multimorbidity …