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Sex-specific components of frailty in C57BL/6 mice. [PDF]

, 2019
Many age-related biochemical, physiological and behavioral changes are known to be sex-specific. However, how sex influences frailty status and mortality risk in frail rodents has yet to be established.
Baumann, Cory W., Kwak, Dongmin, Thompson, LaDora V.   +2 more
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Practitioner perceptions of the feasibility of common frailty screening instruments within general practice settings: a mixed methods study

BMC Primary Care, 2022
Background Frailty is a highly prevalent clinical syndrome increasing older people’s vulnerability to risk of adverse outcomes. Better frailty identification through expanded screening implementation has been advocated within general practice settings ...
Rachel C. Ambagtsheer, Mavourneen G. Casey, Michael Lawless, Mandy M. Archibald, Solomon Yu, Alison Kitson, Justin J. Beilby   +6 more
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Cardiovascular risk profile and frailty in a population-based study of older British men. [PDF]

, 2014
BACKGROUND: Frailty in older age is known to be associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. However, the extent to which frailty is associated with the CVD risk profile has been little studied. Our aim was to examine the associations of a range of
Afilalo, Bastos-Barbosa, Bergmeyer, Bowers, Chang, Chaves, Clegg, Cole, Collard, Fried, Gindler, Hill, Le Couteur, Levey, Levy, Nauck, Peake, Rockwood, Stankov, Szanton, Thomas, Trinder, Walker, Weissman, Wilhelm-Leen, Xue   +25 more
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Feasibility and acceptability of commonly used screening instruments to identify frailty among community-dwelling older people: a mixed methods study

BMC Geriatrics, 2020
Background Frailty exposes older people to an elevated risk of a range of negative outcomes. Emerging evidence that frailty can be effectively treated within community settings has stimulated calls for more proactive screening within primary care ...
Rachel C. Ambagtsheer, Mandy M. Archibald, Michael Lawless, Alison Kitson, Justin Beilby   +4 more
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Inter-rater and intra-rater reliability of the extended TUG test in elderly participants [PDF]

, 2020
Background: To analyse the reliability, variance and execution time of the Extended Timed Up and Go (Extended TUG) test in three age groups of elderly participants (G1: 55–64 years; G2: 65–74 years; G3: 75–85 years).
Bedoya-Belmonte, Juan José, Cuesta-Vargas, Antonio I., Galán-Mercant, Alejandro, González-Sánchez, Manuel, Pitarch, Jose Miguel Barreda, Rodríguez-González, María Del Mar   +5 more
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Optimal setting and care organization in the management of older adults with hip fracture: a narrative review

Geriatric Care, 2015
Hip fracture (HF) is a common event in older adults and is associated with significant morbidity, mortality, reduction of quality of life and costs for the healthcare systems.
Andrea Giusti, Antonella Barone, Monica Razzano, Rita Raiteri, Andrea Del Rio, Viviana Bassoli, Ernesto Palummeri, Mauro Oliveri, Alberto Pilotto   +8 more
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Frailty and elderly in urology: Is there an impact on post-operative complications? [PDF]

, 2017
INTRODUCTION: Frailty used as predictive tool is still not carried out in daily practice, although many studies confirm the great clinical importance of the frailty syndrome in surgical outcomes.
Barbieri, Lisa, DAL MORO, Fabrizio, Morlacco, Alessandro, Motterle, Giovanni, Zattoni, Filiberto   +4 more
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Implementing change in primary care practice: lessons from a mixed-methods evaluation of a frailty initiative [PDF]

, 2018
© 2018, BJGP Open. Background: The NHS is facing increasing needs from an aging population, which is acutely visible in the emerging problem of frailty. There is growing evidence describing new models of care for people living with frailty, but a lack of
Bryce, Carol, Fleming, Joanna, Reeve, Joanne   +2 more
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Development of Korean Frailty Index for Primary Care (KFI-PC) and Its Criterion Validity [PDF]

Annals of Geriatric Medicine and Research, 2020
Background The objective of this study was to develop and validate the Korean Frailty Index for Primary Care (KFI-PC) based on a comprehensive geriatric assessment.
Chang Won Won, Yunhwan Lee, Seoyoon Lee, Miji Kim   +3 more
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Healthcare cost expenditures associated to frailty and sarcopenia

BMC Geriatrics, 2022
Objectives Frailty and sarcopenia have been related with adverse events, including hospitalization. However, its combined effect with hospitalization-related outcomes, including costs, has not been previously investigated.
Alejandro Álvarez-Bustos, Beatriz Rodríguez-Sánchez, Jose A. Carnicero-Carreño, Walter Sepúlveda-Loyola, Francisco J. Garcia-Garcia, Leocadio Rodríguez-Mañas   +5 more
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