Background It is a well-described clinical phenomenon that females live longer than males,
yet tend to experience greater levels of co-morbidity and disability. Females can therefore be …

Although chronological age correlates with various age‐related diseases and conditions, it
does not adequately reflect an individual's functional capacity, well‐being, or mortality risk …

Abstract Objective To develop Clinical Practice Guidelines for the screening, assessment
and management of the geriatric condition of frailty. Methods An adapted Grading of …

Frailty, a multidimensional indicator of suboptimal aging, reflects cumulative declines across
multiple physiological systems. Although age-related changes have been reported in gut …

Behavioral development is a lifelong process where cognitive traits such as learning and
memory may be expected to take quadratic or linear trajectories. It is common practice for …

Frailty is a known risk factor for those aged 65 and over, and its prevalence increases with
age. Definitions of frailty vary widely, and prevalence estimates are affected by the way frailty …

Background Although research productivity in the field of frailty has risen exponentially in
recent years, there remains a lack of consensus regarding the measurement of this …

Objective: To identify how 'elderly'patients are defined and considered within Australian
clinical guidelines for the use of pharmacotherapy. Method: Guidelines pertaining to the use …

Background Frailty can be measured in relation to the accumulation of deficits using a frailty
index. A frailty index can be developed from most ageing databases. Our objective is to …

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the prevalence and 10‐year outcomes of frailty in older adults in
relation to deficit accumulation. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. SETTING: The National …