Some of the most powerful interventions to slow or improve frailty are also the most ordinary: regular movement, adequate ...

A simplified frailty index created by surgeons is a reliable tool for assessing risk of mortality and serious complications in older patients considering total hip and knee replacement procedures, ...

The Clinical Frailty Scale assessment can be performed in less than a minute and indicates likelihood of post-surgical mortality and loss of independence. Prior to vascular surgery, an easy nine-point ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Johns Hopkins scientists report that a 10-minute test for frailty, first designed to predict whether the elderly ...

Frailty has been used to predict how well a patient may recover from a major operation. Because frailty assessments are not routinely utilized in busy surgical practices, surgeons at Emory University ...

Frailty is independently associated with a higher risk and frequency of developing LRTIs among older adults in residential care.

A slower walking pace among older adults with blood cancer can be a sign of frailty – which could be useful to know when tailoring one’s care to increase survival and lower hospitalizations. A slower ...

For evaluating vascular surgery patients, a handheld device available on Amazon for $50 provides a low-cost and simpler alternative to other frailty measures. Using a grip strength test to evaluate ...

A simple arm test that employs a novel wearable technology can rapidly and accurately identify physiological frailty in older adults, according to new study results. A simple arm test that employs a ...

Frailty progression was associated with fewer days alive at home (DAH), regardless of age or frailty level at baseline, a new study shows. Compared with people with frailty regression, people with ...

SAN FRANCISCO: A simplified frailty index created by surgeons at Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit, Mich., is a reliable tool for assessing risk of mortality and serious ...