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    frail·ty
    /ˈfrā(ə)ltē/

    noun

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  2. health.usnews.com › best-senior-living › articlesWhat Is Frailty? | U.S. News

    Jun 20, 2024 · Frailty is a health condition characterized by physical decline, such as a loss of strength and mobility. Frailty most often affects older adults, though it can affect anyone,...

  3. annalsofintensivecare.springeropen.com › articles › 10Frailty assessment in critically ill older adults: a narrative...

    Jun 18, 2024 · Frailty, a condition that was first defined 20 years ago, is now assessed via multiple different tools. The Frailty Phenotype was initially used to identify a population of “pre-frail” and “frail” older adults, so as to prevent falls, loss of mobility, and hospitalizations.

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  5. thephn.com.au › healthy-ageing-and-frailtyHealthy Ageing and Frailty - Primary Health Network

    Jun 19, 2024 · Frailty is a common syndrome which occurs due to a combination of de-conditioning and acute illness on a background of existing functional decline that is often under recognised. Frailty is more common in females and the risk of frailty increases with age.

  6. www.frontiersin.org › journals › psychiatryFrontiers | Role of frailty in predicting outcomes after stroke:...

    4 days ago · The term “frailty” refers to a range of psychological, social, and physiological characteristics that, together with stroke-related factors, may affect outcomes of stroke patients. Frailty is defined physiologically as a reduced reserve and increased susceptibility to stressors.

  7. www.omnicalculator.com › health › frailty-indexFrailty Index Calculator

    Jun 25, 2024 · The frailty index calculator offers you a comprehensive review of frailty assessment methods and allows you to compute the exemplary frailty score using the frailty index (FI). Keep reading, and you'll learn about the frailty index, how it can be modified to fit a facility's needs, and how it differs from the Rockwood frailty score. 📚

  8. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › pmc › articlesFrailty is a Risk Factor for Postoperative Complications in Older...

    Jun 24, 2024 · Frailty was an independent predictor of postoperative complications in older adults undergoing lumbar fusion surgery. Frailty assessment should be performed in such patients to improve preoperative risk stratification and optimize perioperative management strategies.

  9. tidsskriftet.no › 03 › kronikkSystematic assessment of frailty - Tidsskrift for Den norske...

    Jun 30, 2024 · An assessment of patient frailty provides a more accurate picture of the patient's individual vulnerability than age and multimorbidity alone, and is therefore a useful aid in making clinical decisions in hospitals.