Frailty increased during the first year after the initiation of dialysis in patients with end-stage kidney disease. Pre-dialysis frailty was associated with an increased risk for hospitalisation, and ...

Frailty — a clinical syndrome characterized by decreased physiological reserve and increased vulnerability to stressors — has traditionally been associated with geriatric medicine but has profound ...

An international collaboration of researchers have successfully adapted a Japanese oral health screening tool for use among ...

Over one-third of RA patients were frail, with functional disability and lack of exercise as key factors. Frailty prevalence in RA patients is higher than in the general older population, emphasizing ...