Cumulative social determinants of health and frailty risk in older adults | BMC Geriatrics

Cumulative social determinants of health and frailty risk in older adults | BMC Geriatrics

Study population The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) is a cross-sectional national survey that…

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Falls, hospitalizations, and poor self-rated health in older people with diabetes and frailty: a secondary analysis of SABE-Colombia | BMC Geriatrics

Falls, hospitalizations, and poor self-rated health in older people with diabetes and frailty: a secondary analysis of SABE-Colombia | BMC Geriatrics

Frailty has become a highly relevant geriatric syndrome in older people with diabetes since it constitutes…

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Impact of frailty on in-hospital outcomes in nonagenarian ICU patients: a binational multicenter analysis of 8,220 cases | Critical Care

Impact of frailty on in-hospital outcomes in nonagenarian ICU patients: a binational multicenter analysis of 8,220 cases | Critical Care

Over the study period (2010–2023), the proportion of critically ill nonagenarian admissions steadily increased across 211…

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New frailty measurement tool could help identify vulnerable older adults

New frailty measurement tool could help identify vulnerable older adults

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Investigators at Mass General Brigham have developed a tool that can identify…

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Assessing Frailty to Prevent Delirium in Elderly Surgery Patients

Assessing Frailty to Prevent Delirium in Elderly Surgery Patients

By: Wynne Parry | February 03, 2025 | 6 min. read |  Share Summary Dr. Elizabeth Mahanna-Gabrielli…

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Frailty in older adults admitted to hospital: outcomes from the Western Sydney Clinical Frailty Registry | BMC Geriatrics

Frailty in older adults admitted to hospital: outcomes from the Western Sydney Clinical Frailty Registry | BMC Geriatrics

This prospective analysis of 592 adults enrolled into the Western Sydney Clinical Frailty registry demonstrates that…

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