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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 +8 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 +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 +5 more
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Postgraduate Medical Journal, 2007 Abstract The term “frailty” is used loosely to describe a range of conditions in older people, including general debility and cognitive impairment. There is no clear consensus on the definition of frailty; however, it is proposed that frailty comprises a collection of biomedical factors which influences an individual's physiological ...
Frank, Lally, Peter, Crome
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, 2021 [Purpose] The purpose of this study was to propose potential preventive measures against future mobility impairments and muscle loss in healthy young adults by comprehensively evaluating their status of frailty, locomotive syndrome, and sarcopenia ...
YASUDA, Tomohiro
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The Lancet. Healthy Longevity, 2022 Summary: Background: The INSPIRE integrated care for older people (ICOPE)-CARE programme is a public health programme implementing the ICOPE health-care pathway in clinical practice.
Neda Tavassoli, PhD +14 more
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Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, 2011 Although anemia is regarded as a relatively common occurrence in older adults, the vigor with which the medical community should intervene to correct this common problem is disputed. Epidemiologic data clearly correlate anemia with functional decline, disability, and mortality.
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Cells, 2022 Here, we investigate changes in inflammation-related gene-expression in peripheral mononuclear blood cells (PBMC) by strength training. A total of 14 women aged ≥65 years were randomized into 3 months of either 3×/week intensive strength training (IST: 3×
Keliane Liberman +7 more
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Frontiers in Physiology, 2021 BackgroundPower-oriented resistance training (PRT) is one of the most effective exercise programs to counteract neuromuscular and physical function age-related declines.
Carlos Rodriguez-Lopez +14 more
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THE INFLUENCE OF LIFESTYLE BEHAVIORS ON THE INCIDENCE OF FRAILTY
, 2020 BACKGROUND: Frailty is a clinical state defined as an increase in an individual’s vulnerability to developing adverse health-related outcomes. OBJECTIVES: We propose that healthy behaviors could lower the incidence of frailty.
AVILA-FUNES, J.A. +11 more
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