JAMDA
September 3, 2016
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JAMDA
August 26, 2016
Frailty and Sarcopenia as Predictors of Adverse Health Outcomes in Persons With Diabetes Mellitus
Diabetes mellitus is associated with premature aging, and chronic diabetes is associated with significant physical and cognitive complications. We aimed to examine frailty and sarcopenia rates and 6-month health outcomes in a clinic-based sample of patients with diabetes.
JAMDA
August 24, 2016
Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Validation of the FRAIL Scale to Assess Frailty in Mexican Adults
The objectives of this study were to cross-culturally adapt and validate the FRAIL scale in Mexican community-dwelling adults.
JAMDA
June 30, 2016
Adverse Outcomes in Relation to Polypharmacy in Robust and Frail Older Hospital Patients
To explore the relationship between polypharmacy and adverse outcomes among older hospital inpatients stratified according to their frailty status.
JAMDA
June 23, 2016
Effects of a Home-Based and Volunteer-Administered Physical Training, Nutritional, and Social Support Program on Malnutrition and Frailty in Older Persons: A Randomized Controlled Trial
The aim of this study was to examine the effects of a home-based and volunteer-administered physical training and nutritional intervention program compared with social support intervention on nutritional and frailty status in prefrail and frail community-dwelling older persons.
JAMDA
June 23, 2016
Higher Protein but Not Energy Intake Is Associated With a Lower Prevalence of Frailty Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults in the French Three-City Cohort
The hypothesis that increasing protein and energy intakes may confer protection against frailty has been suggested, although few studies have examined these associations, especially regarding current protein energy recommendations in the older population.
JAMDA
June 17, 2016
Frailty as a Predictor of Alzheimer Disease, Vascular Dementia, and All Dementia Among Community-Dwelling Older People: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
To perform a systematic search of the literature for currently available evidence on frailty as a predictor of dementia and to conduct a meta-analysis to synthesize the pooled risk estimates among community-dwelling older people.
JAMDA
June 7, 2016
Frailty Is Associated with an Increased Risk of Incident Type 2 Diabetes in the Elderly
To investigate whether frailty is associated with an increased risk of incident type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in a prospective cohort of community-dwelling older people.
JAMDA
May 25, 2016
Successful Aging and Frailty: Opposite Sides of the Same Coin?
Operational definitions of place a strong emphasis on functional capacity, and strategies for successful aging include many factors common to frailty research. We explore the hypothesis that frailty and successful aging are two sides of the same coin and that walking speed may be an objective indicator of...
JAMDA
March 17, 2016
How the Frailty Index May Support the Allocation of Health Care Resources: An Example From the INCUR Study
The Frailty Index (FI), proposed by Rockwood and Mitniski, measures the deficits accumulation occurring with aging, and can be generated from the results of a comprehensive clinical assessment. Its construct (based on pure arithmetical assumptions) may represent a unique feature for supporting unbiased com...
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