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Frailty in Older Adults: Evidence for a Phenotype

2001; Oxford University Press; Volume: 56; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1093/gerona/56.3.m146

1758-535X

Linda P. Fried, Catherine M. Tangen, Jeremy Walston, Anne B. Newman, Calvin H. Hirsch, John S. Gottdiener, Teresa E. Seeman, Russell P. Tracy, Willem J. Kop, Gregory L. Burke, Mary Ann McBurnie,

Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life

Background. Frailty is considered highly prevalent in old age and to confer high risk for falls, disability, hospitalization, and mortality. Frailty has been considered synonymous with disability, comorbidity, and other characteristics, but it is recognized that it may have a biologic basis and be a distinct clinical syndrome. A standardized definition has not yet been established.