A new study classifies frailty in older people, coming up with two subtypes. The classification may further help clinicians manage frailty and deliver more customized care. The study evaluated the ...

The Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) was introduced in the second clinical examination of the Canadian Study of Health and Aging (CSHA) as a way to summarize the overall level of fitness or frailty of an ...

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

Background: There is no single generally accepted clinical definition of frailty. Previously developed tools to assess frailty that have been shown to be predictive of death or need for entry into an ...

Researchers at a Scottish university have discovered a measure used to assess the health of older people can improve quality of life for younger patients. Frailty is a condition usually recognised in ...

In this review, we first provide a brief overview of frailty, including biologic mechanisms, measurement, and clinical management. This overview is followed by a discussion of approaches to ...

Individualizing Care for Patients With Myeloproliferative Neoplasms: Integrating Genetics, Evolving Therapies, and Patient-Specific Disease Burden There are two groups of patients for whom current ...

Abstract Frailty captures multiple physical, mental, and social vulnerabilities that affect older adults with cancer and is associated with clinical outcomes. A major challenge in oncology is how best ...