...Emran Hasan; Jasmine Mah; Jalal Uddin; Olga Theou; Mohammad Hajizadeh; Vineet Saini; Mohammad Habibullah Pulok Purpose Frailty as a predictor of health care utilisation is well-studied; however, the role of sociodemographic factors in shaping this relationship remains less understood. This study...

...Marian van het Bolscher-Niehuis; Stephanie Jansen-Kosterink; Miriam Vollenbroek-Hutten Purpose The purpose of this study was to gain a better insight into the interrelationships between older adults’ age, their physical and mental health, self-management abilities and level of frailty. Design...

...Reona Chiba; Yuki Ohashi; Akiko Ozaki Purpose Several epidemiological studies have reported an age-related increase in the prevalence of sleep disturbances. This study aims to investigate the relationship between sleep and sarcopenia/frailty in older adults and clarify issues that remain...

... in this quantitative cross-sectional study were a convenience sample of 236 independent residents (120 frail, 116 non-frail) in an assisted living facility in Israel. Frailty was measured by Fried et al.’s phenotype; QOL and physical health were measured using the World Health Organization Quality of Life Instruments...

... that the work is complex; see participants as potential research partners; and consider how cognitive and physical frailty of residents, staffing pressures and the unique environments of care homes might impact upon their research. Other challenges include recruitment and consenting people who lack mental...

...Annie Stevenson Purpose – The purpose of this case study is to highlight the importance of empowering and meeting the “higher needs” of the very old, which prolong a fulfilling life. Frailty in old age need not be feared and abhorred if society would accept that all of us need to live our lives...

..., this article illustrates important aspects of clinical care of older people and highlight the need for better recognition and prevention, better assessment and diagnosis and better therapeutic tools to manage acute and chronic illness in old age. Key words Geriatric medicine; frailty; dementia; chronic disease...