The COVID-19 pandemic brought a surge of research into potential treatments and for many, especially those with older loved ones, remdesivir emerged as a frequently discussed option. However, as with… The post Remdesivir & COVID-19: Does Frailty Affect Treatment Outcomes in Seniors? appeared first on News Directory 3. Source link
Fujii, H. et al. Yubi-wakka (finger-ring) test: A tool to detect prefrailty in elderly populations, a pilot study. J. Clin. Med. Res. 11, 623–628 (2019). Google Scholar Fujii, H. et al. Sarcopenia and coexistent risk factors detected using the Yubi-wakka (finger-ring) test in adults aged over 65 years in the public annual health checkup in … Read more
Frailty presents a significant challenge in the context of a rapidly growing aging population, which is marked by heightened vulnerability to stressors due to an accelerated decline in physiological function, placing a significant burden on the healthcare system [12]. Frailty in older adults is associated with various factors, such as age, gender, BMI, comorbid chronic … Read more
Demographics, clinical characteristics, and geriatric syndromes The demographics and clinical characteristics in the groups with and without sarcopenia are listed in Table 1. A total of 602 older patients with sepsis (218 with and 384 without sarcopenia) were included. The median age of the participants was 78 (IQR, 16) years, 332 (55.1%) were men, and the … Read more
Study population Detailed information of the study design has been presented previously [15]. Briefly, the UK Biobank enrolled over 0.5 million participants aged 37 to 73 years from 22 sites across the UK between 2006 and 2010, and collected extensive information at recruitment, including data from touchscreen questionnaires, physical examinations, biological samples, and longitudinal follow-up for … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO — Frailty is hard to define and hard to distinguish from the effects of illness, injury, and medical interventions, but the frailty of patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) can have profound effects on outcomes, including the risk for mortality. In a scientific symposium on frailty in the ICU, presented during the … Read more
Zeng Y, Feng Q, Hesketh T, Christensen K, Vaupel J. Improvements in survival and activities of daily living despite declines in physical and cognitive functioning among the oldest-old in China – Evidence from a cohort study. Lancet. 2017;389:1619–29. PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar Bevilacqua G, Jameson KA, Zhang J, Bloom I, Fuggle NR, Patel HP, … Read more
Fatigue and frailty, two common comorbidities of inflammatory rheumatic diseases, often receive insufficient attention in rheumatologic care settings. Fatigue significantly reduces quality of life, while frailty is associated with numerous risks and is not limited to older adults, according to Klaus Krüger, MD, head of the St. Bonifatius Rheumatology Practice Center in Munich, Germany. Speaking … Read more
Clegg A, Young J, Iliffe S, Rikkert MO, Rockwood K. Frailty in elderly people. Lancet. 2013;381(9868):752–62. Article PubMed Google Scholar Hoogendijk EO, Afilalo J, Ensrud KE, Kowal P, Onder G, Fried LP. Frailty: implications for clinical practice and public health. Lancet. 2019;394(10206):1365–75. Article PubMed Google Scholar Dent E, Martin FC, Bergman H, Woo J, Romero-Ortuno … Read more
Gynecologic Cancer| Image Credit: © Katsyarina – stock.adobe.com Frailty and elder age may contribute to worsened postoperative outcomes, regardless of following enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols in patients undergoing major gynecologic oncology surgery, according to retrospective data presented at the 2025 SGO Winter Meeting. Data from the study revealed that patients 65 years of … Read more