Background Multimorbidity and frailty are complex syndromes characteristics of aging. We
reviewed the literature and provided pooled estimations of any evidence regarding (a) the …

Background Multimorbidity affects up to one quarter of primary care populations. It is
associated with reduced quality of life, an increased risk of mental health difficulties and …

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 …

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 …

Objective Medicare's Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) does not account
for social risk factors in risk adjustment, and this may lead the program to unfairly penalize …

Background Guidelines recommend routine frailty screening for all hospitalised older adults
to inform care decisions, based mainly on studies in elective or speciality-specific settings …

Study objective We validate the Clinical Frailty Scale by examining its independent
predictive validity for 30-day mortality, ICU admission, and hospitalization and by …

Study objective We determine whether the Clinical Frailty Scale applied at emergency
department (ED) triage is associated with important service-and patient-related outcomes …

Background Frailty is characterized by increased vulnerability to external stressors. When
frail older adults are admitted to hospital, they are at increased risk of adverse events …

Frailty is a geriatric syndrome characterised by a vulnerability status associated with
declining function of multiple physiological systems and loss of physiological reserves. Two …