Patients with heart failure who had worse clinical frailty scores at discharge were also at higher risk of death within the next 2 years. Frailty is closely linked to adverse outcomes in older adults, ...

Frailty begins to accelerate 4 to 9 years before dementia onset and may help identify at-risk populations for prevention strategies. Study: Frailty Trajectories Preceding Dementia in the US and UK.

Among elderly people presenting for emergency care, those living with frailty are likelier to revisit the emergency department within 90 days. Routine use of a simple frailty assessment tool might ...

Frailty was tied to a higher risk of future dementia in older adults. Trajectories rose more rapidly 4 to 9 years before dementia onset. The analysis included 30,000 participants in the U.S. and U.K.

The Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) offers a practical alternative: a 9-point, bedside, visually assessed tool that can be completed in minutes. However, key questions remain-how closely this ...

Asan Medical Center has introduced an advanced version of its elderly frailty score, which can now predict more risks associated with hospitalisation. The Acure Geriatric Risk Scale builds on the ...

Older adults with celiac disease (CeD) face a higher risk of developing frailty within 5 years than those without the condition, a finding that indicates the need for targeted interventions.