JAMDA
February 23, 2017
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JAMDA
February 14, 2017
Feasibility and Factor Structure of the FRAIL Scale in Older Adults
The aim of the present study was to (1) evaluate a geriatric outpatient sample with the FRAIL scale; (2) investigate the psychometric properties of the scale; and (3) characterize different associations of the subdimensions of the scale with demographic and clinical data.
JAMDA
February 2, 2017
The Standardization of Frailty Phenotype Criteria Improves Its Predictive Ability: The Toledo Study for Healthy Aging
Several studies have assessed the performance of the original frailty phenotype criteria (FPC) and the standardized version according to the characteristics of the population. No studies exist, however, evaluating the impact of this standardization on its predictive ability.
JAMDA
January 23, 2017
Prevention of Functional Decline by Reframing the Role of Nursing Homes?
Institutionalization is generally a consequence of functional decline driven by physical limitations, cognitive impairments, and/or loss of social supports. At this stage, intervention to reverse functional losses is often too late. To be more effective, geriatric medicine must evolve to intervene at an ea...
JAMDA
January 23, 2017
General Practitioners' Clinical Impression in the Screening for Frailty: Data From the FAP Study Pilot
The progression of frailty is marked by an increased risk of adverse health outcomes in the elderly including falls, physical and/or cognitive disability, hospitalizations, and mortality. In primary care, the general practitioner's (GP's) clinical impression about their elderly patients' fra...
JAMDA
December 31, 2016
Three Decades of Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment: Evidence Coming From Different Healthcare Settings and Specific Clinical Conditions
Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) is a multidisciplinary diagnostic and treatment process that identifies medical, psychosocial, and functional capabilities of older adults to develop a coordinated plan to maximize overall health with aging. Specific criteria used by CGA programs to evaluate patient...
JAMDA
December 21, 2016
Reversible Cognitive Frailty, Dementia, and All-Cause Mortality. The Italian Longitudinal Study on Aging
Cognitive frailty, a condition describing the simultaneous presence of physical frailty and mild cognitive impairment, has been recently defined by an international consensus group. We estimated the predictive role of a “reversible” cognitive frailty model on incident dementia, its subtypes, and all-cause ...
JAMDA
November 22, 2016
Frailty and the Prediction of Negative Health Outcomes: A Meta-Analysis
Frailty is one of the most important concerns regarding our aging population. Evidence grows that the syndrome is linked to several important health outcomes. A general overview of frailty concepts and a comprehensive meta-analysis of their relation with negative health outcomes still lacks in literature, ...
JAMDA
November 12, 2016
Dietary Patterns and 12-Year Risk of Frailty: Results From the Three-City Bordeaux Study
To analyze the association between dietary patterns and the 12-year risk of frailty and its components in community-dwelling elderly French adults.
JAMDA
November 9, 2016
Cognitive Frailty and Adverse Health Outcomes: Findings From the Singapore Longitudinal Ageing Studies (SLAS)
There is a recent consensus proposal of “cognitive frailty” defined by the presence of both physical frailty and cognitive impairment in the absence of dementia. The relevance, validity, and utilization of cognitive frailty, however, is presently unclear. We determine whether concurrent physical frailty an...
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