Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has inflicted tremendous pressure on people, including older adults. Frail older adults are more susceptible to the adverse consequences of the pandemic. Although many studies have investigated the susceptibility and poor medical outcomes of COVID-19 in frail people, a few studies have explored the psychosocial effects of the pandemic on this group of vulnera...

The importance of high blood pressure (BP) and the effect of BP lowering in older adults remain controversial due to the mixed evidence in this population. Frailty status may resolve the apparently conflicting findings and identify subpopulations who share common risk. Emerging evidence demonstrates that low BP is associated with poor outcomes in older frail adults or those with poor functional...

Abstract Objective to analyze the agreement between Edmonton Frail Scale (EFS) and Clinical Functional Vulnerability Index (CFVI-20). Methods cross-sectional study, during which were applied, at home, older adults, registered in units of Family Health Strategy Montes Claros (MG) randomly selected by lot. To evaluate correlation instruments, Pearson's coefficient weighted Kappa calculated, consi...

Background: The World Health Organization suggested that frailty is a critical indicator influencing successful aging. Previous studies have indicated a high correlation between frailty and bone fracture in older adults. However, few studies have investigated the correlation between the various stages of frailty with bone fracture risk. Purpose: This study investigated the correlation between f...

A prospective longitudinal mixed-method study was undertaken to evaluate an intergenerational community program involving older adults and school aged-children. Data were collected from nine children, 18 non-frail, frail, cognitively impaired adults. Quantitative data interactions self-ratings (0–10) assessed satisfaction, while qualitative included 89 session observations, then both integrated...

Globally, the proportion of older adults is increasing. Older people face chronic conditions such as sarcopenia and functional decline, which are often associated with disability and frailty. Proteomics assay of potential serum biomarkers of frailty in older adults. Older adults were divided into non-frail and frail groups (n = 6 each; 3 males in each group) in accordance with the Chinese-Canad...

In order to provide adequate care for frail older adults in primary care it is essential to have insight into their care needs. Our aim was to describe the met and unmet care needs as perceived by frail older adults using a multi-dimensional needs assessment, and to explore their associations with socio-demographic and health-related characteristics. Cross-sectional baseline data were used from...

Background: Society is facing a growing number of older people. With the increase of older people an increase in number of frail persons is expected. But will the increase in number of frail persons parallel the increase of the number of older adults? Or are the features of older adults changing in time and are these changes reducing or amplifying the increase of frail older adults? Objectives:...

Background Sarcopenia and frailty are strongly associated with disease incidence mortality. However, there is limited evidence regarding their joint association health outcomes. This study aimed to investigate the of sarcopenia cardiovascular (CVD), respiratory cancer mortality as well all-cause in middle-aged older adults UK Biobank study. Methods 316,980 participants were included this prospe...