Papers on high frailty

High versus low illness burden was linked to 42% higher relative death risk in non-frail heart failure patients, versus 13% in frail patients.High versus low illness burden was linked to 42% higher relative death risk in non-frail heart failure patients, versus 13% in frail patients.

A large heart cross-section sits among smaller hearts and upright groups of people, with gray patches on the hearts beside groups containing more dark figures.

Cohort · 18,058 peopleHeart failure

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Monday, October 19

International Journal of GeriatricsOct 19

Latent class and transition analysis of postoperative frailty in older patients with colorectal cancer

Cohort study of 207 peopleColorectal cancer

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Tuesday, October 13

BMC GeriatricsOct 13

Frailty and outcome after hospital admissions in two populations aged 80 years and above in 2012 and 2022 using the Hospital Frailty Risk Score

Cohort study of 6,232 peopleHospital Frailty Risk score

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Friday, October 2

JAR LifeOct 2

The exercise-gut-muscle axis in physical frailty: A narrative review

Proposed conceptual framework of the exercise–gut–muscle axis.

ReviewGut and microbiome

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Thursday, October 1

RespirologyOct 1

Frailty is linked to COPD outcomes beyond chronological age

In 1,505,638 COPD patients, high frailty was linked to mortality hazard ratios of 2.66 under age 70 and 1.90 at 70 and older versus low-frailty older peers.In 1,505,638 COPD patients, high frailty was linked to mortality hazard ratios of 2.66 under age 70 and 1.90 at 70 and older versus low-frailty older peers.

Cohort study in peopleChronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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Tuesday, September 29

The Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences Le Journal Canadien des Sciences NeurologiquesSep 29

Frailty links to lower thrombolysis use and male stroke deaths

Compared to low-frailty peers, highly frail stroke patients had adjusted risk ratios for thrombolysis of 0.66 in females and 0.72 in males.Compared to low-frailty peers, highly frail stroke patients had adjusted risk ratios for thrombolysis of 0.66 in females and 0.72 in males.

Cohort study of 59,346 peoplePopulations

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Thursday, September 24

Discover Public HealthSep 24

Physical frailty and quality of life among elderly with renal failure at hemodialysis units in Wasit governorate, Iraq

Cross-sectional study in peopleKidney failure

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Monday, September 21

Psychology Research and Behavior ManagementSep 21

Depression and Longitudinal Frailty Trajectories in Middle-Aged and Older Adults with Chronic Pain: A 8-Year National Cohort Study in China

Flow chart of inclusion of this study population.

Cohort study of 4,778 peopleChronic pain

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Thursday, September 17

The Lancet Healthy LongevitySep 17

Effectiveness of high-dose versus standard-dose influenza vaccines against hospitalisation according to frailty risk: a prespecified analysis of the randomised trial DANFLU-2

Randomized trial in 332,438 peopleInfluenza

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Tuesday, September 15

GeroScienceSep 15

Association between a disease-specific frailty index and long-term quality of life outcomes in older adult patients with traumatic brain injury: a TRACK-TBI study

Cohort study of 358 peopleFrailty index

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Wednesday, September 9

Rehabilitation NursingSep 9

Frailty and Associated Factors Among Older Adults With Post-Stroke Cognitive Impairment: A Latent Profile Analysis

Cross-sectional study in peoplePopulations

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Friday, September 4

PerfusionSep 4

Hospital frailty risk score and 90-day mortality in patients receiving venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

Cohort study of 180 peopleHospital Frailty Risk score

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Monday, August 31

Mayo Clinic ProceedingsAug 31

Illness count less tied to death in frail heart failure patients

High illness burden was linked to 42% higher relative mortality risk in non-frail patients and 13% in frail patients, compared with low burden.High illness burden was linked to 42% higher relative mortality risk in non-frail patients and 13% in frail patients, compared with low burden.