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Frailty

Feasibility of local anesthesia for full-endoscopic spine surgery: A retrospective cohort study of body weight-based thresholds

Takafumi Ohshima, Takayuki Kitahara, Seiya Watanabe, Saori Soeda, Daiki Nakajima, Hiroshi Kageyama, Masatoshi Morimoto, Hiroaki Manabe, Fumitake Tezuka, Junzo Fujitani, Atsushi Teramoto, Koichi Sairyo

published 29 May 2026

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Coping strategies and perceived burden among caregivers of frail elderly with mental disorders attending teaching hospital: A cross-sectional study

Anjana Maharjan, Shobha Laxmi Bajracharya

published 27 May 2026

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Clinical and cardiopulmonary predictors of functional recovery and complications after transcatheter aortic valve implantation: Protocol of a prospective interventional study

Samira Martínez-Otero, Marc Giménez-Milà, María José Arguis, Ander Regueiro, Juan José Rodriguez-Arias, María Sanz de la Garza, Alejandro Berenguel, Alejandro Gadella, Laura Fuertes Kenneally, Graciela Martínez-Pallí

published 15 May 2026

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Gender-specific sociodemographic and lifestyle factors associated with frailty status among Korean older adults

Subeen Kim, Haerang Lee, Nayeon Park, Eunseo Choi, Minji Kang

published 08 May 2026

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Vital signs and common blood tests improve the predictive power of the Hospital Frailty Risk Score to predict poor outcomes across all adult ages

Huda Kutrani, Jim Briggs, David Prytherch, Claire Spice

published 05 May 2026

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Clinical acuity and National Early Warning Scores (NEWS2) of remotely monitored patients on virtual wards: A retrospective cohort study

Lauren J. Scott, Rebecca Winterborn, Joanne Appleton, Chris Penfold, Jenny Tomkinson, Isobel Ward, Frank de Vocht, Alison Tavaré

published 28 Apr 2026

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Exploring the association between Frailty Index and Knee osteoarthritis in middle-aged and older Chinese adults: A cross-sectional analysis of data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study

Na Zhu, Hongming Lin, Jia Yu, Rong Yang, Danhao Tao, Guoxin Huang, Da Qian, Yu Liu, Bingqian Chen

published 27 Mar 2026

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Study protocol to establish a prospective cohort for the study of phenotypic clusters, progression pathways, and outcomes of frailty and dependence: The CohorFES

Natàlia Garcia-Giralt, Diana Ovejero, Jose Antonio Carnicero Carreño, Anna Ribes, Pedro Abizanda Soler, Jose Antonio Serra Rexach, Francisco José García García, Montse Rabassa, Leocadio Rodriguez Mañas, Àlex Sanchez Pla, Mariam El Assar de la Fuente, Carmen Maria Osuna Del pozo, Inmaculada Carmona, María Ángeles Caballero-Mora, Virginia Mazoteras Muñoz, Elisa Belen Cortes Zamora, Almudena Avendaño Céspedes, Bárbara Agud Andreu, Fernando Gómez Galera, Jade Soldado-Folgado, Maria Cristina Andrés Lacueva, Xavier Nogués

published 26 Mar 2026

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Development and validation of a prediction model for long-term cognitive frailty risk in stroke patients based on CHARLS data

Shunli Zuo, Ning Liu, Jiaxian Wang, Jingling Li, Xiuyuan Zhu, Yuyang Jia

published 25 Mar 2026

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The modified 30-second chair stand test (m-30s-CST) is more sensitive than handgrip strength in detecting muscle strength changes and predicting physical performance in hospitalized geriatric patients

Walther M. W. H. Sipers, Martijn J.A. Rothbauer, Isis Ensink, Shannon Röhlinger, Audrey H.H. Merry

published 16 Mar 2026

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Study protocol for a multiarm, randomized controlled trial to determine the effectiveness of community-based frailty rehabilitation to improve physical function in older adults: The OPTIMAL Fitness Trial

Alexandra Papaioannou, Courtney Kennedy, Justin Lee, Patricia Hewston, Caitlin McArthur, Shyam Maharaj, Jonathan Adachi, Pauline Boulos, Raja Bobba, Alexander Rabinovich, Brian McKenna, Lisa Palubiski, Dee Mangin, Lehana Thabane, Sharon Marr, Sharon Kaasalainen, Jean-Éric Tarride, Olga Theou, David Armstrong, Ahmed Negm, Michael Noseworthy, Kenneth Rockwood, Lisa Dolovich, Hajar Abu Alrob, Genevieve Hladysh, Karen Thompson, George Ioannidis

published 12 Mar 2026

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Hand grip strength and cognitive dysfunction amongst older Africans in Nigeria

Rufus O. Akinyemi, Oladotun Victor Olalusi, Gabriel Ogunde, Tolulope Akinyemi, Joseph Yaria, Olabode Oguntiloye, Ayotomiwa Fagbemi, Eniola Cadmus, Femi Popoola, Mayowa Ogunronbi, Dorcas Olujobi, Olaoluwa Famuyiwa, Joshua Akinyemi, Mayowa Owolabi, Roman Romero-Ortuno, Adesola Ogunniyi, Raj Kalaria, Brian Lawlor

published 27 Feb 2026

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A deep learning framework for gait-based frailty classification using inertial measurement units

Arslan Amjad, Agnieszka Szczęsna, Monika Błaszczyszyn, Jerzy Sacha, Magdalena Sacha, Piotr Feusette, Wojciech Wolański, Mariusz Konieczny, Zbigniew Borysiuk, Basheir khan

published 24 Feb 2026

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