OBJECTIVE In geriatric populations, frailty is associated with poor health outcomes, including mortality. Frailty has not been examined in lupus, although components of the phenotype seem relevant. METHODS Women with lupus (n=152) participated in research visits in 2008-2009. Frailty was assessed by Fried's frailty phenotype criteria: low weight/unintentional weight loss, slow gait (4-m walk ...

Abstract Background Inappropriate polypharmacy and ‘Potentially Prescriptions’ (PIP) are associated with increased morbidity hospitalisation, in particular among frail older persons. A structured medication review, conjunction a Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA), can address PIP. The aim of the study was to review Frail Intervention Team (FIT) pharmacist interventions for frail, adults p...

Introduction. Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) is used to personalize cancer treatments in frail older adults. However, its utility guide patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) not well known. We performed a meta-analysis of evidence published this area. Material and methods. searched PubMed Google Scholar for studies between January 2000 2023 that included aged ≥ 65 years ...

Frailty is a state of vulnerability that carries an increased risk of poor outcomes in older adults. Common signs and symptoms are fatigue, weight loss, muscle weakness, and progressive decline in function. Frail older adults are among the most challenging for medical management. However, awareness of this syndrome and its risks can help us care for these patients more confidently and decrease ...

Frail older adults are increasingly encouraged to be in control of their health care, in Western societies. However, little is known about how they themselves perceive control in health care. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the concept of health care-related perceived control from the viewpoint of frail older adults. A qualitative interview study was conducted following a Grounded The...

BACKGROUND Sleep disorders differ widely in the heterogeneous older adult population. Older adults can be classified into three groups based upon their overall level of disability: healthy, dependent, and frail. Frailty is an emerging concept that denotes older persons at increased risk for poor outcomes. OBJECTIVE The aim of this consensus review is to describe the sleep disorders observed i...

OBJECTIVES to evaluate the association between dehydroepiandosterone (DHEA) and physical frailty in older adults. DESIGN cross-sectional analysis of baseline information from three separate studies in healthy older men, women and residents of assisted living. SETTING academic health centre in greater Hartford, CT, USA. PARTICIPANTS eight hundred and ninety-eight adults residing in the com...

BACKGROUND Frail older adults present to the Emergency Department (ED) with complex medical, functional, and social needs. When these needs can be addressed promptly, discharge is possible, and when they cannot, hospital admission is required. We evaluated the care needs of frail older adults in the ED who were consulted to internal medicine and seen by a geriatrician to determine, under curren...

BACKGROUND Frailty can be defined as a medical syndrome with multiple causes and contributors, characterized by diminished strength and endurance and reduced physiological function that increases the vulnerability to develop functional dependency and/or death. Studies have shown that the most commonly studied exercise protocol for frail older adults is the multimodal training. Interactive video...