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Understanding functional and social risk characteristics of frail older adults: a cross-sectional survey study

D.R. Lee, E.C. Santo, J.C. Lo, et al.

BMC Fam Pract. 2018;19(1):170

Frailty is a condition of increasing importance, given the aging adult population. With an anticipated shortage of geriatricians, primary care physicians will increasingly need to manage care for frail adults with complex functional risks and social-economic circumstances.

Low vitamin intake is associated with risk of frailty in older adults

T. Balboa-Castillo, E.A. Struijk, E. Lopez-Garcia, et al.

Age Ageing. 2018;47(6):872-879

The association between vitamin intake and frailty has hardly been studied. The objective was to assess the association of dietary vitamin intake with incident frailty in older adults from Spain.

Effects of branched-chain amino acids and vitamin D supplementation on physical function, muscle mass and strength, and nutritional status in sarcopenic older adults undergoing hospital-based rehabilitation: A multicenter randomized controlled trial

I. Takeuchi, Y. Yoshimura, S. Shimazu, et al.

Geriatr Gerontol Int. 2018 Oct 24. doi: 10.1111/ggi.13547. [Epub ahead of print]

The aim of this paper is to investigate the effects of branched-chain amino acids and vitamin D supplementation on physical function, muscle strength, muscle mass, and nutritional status in sarcopenic older adults undergoing hospital-based rehabilitation.

Handgrip Strength, Function, and Mortality in Older Adults: A Time-varying Approach

R.P. McGrath, B.M. Vincent, I.M. Lee, et al.

Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2018;50(11):2259-2266

The aim of this study is to determine the time-varying associations between 1) decreased handgrip strength and disabilities in each activity of daily living (ADL) function, and 2) disaggregated ADL limitations and time to mortality in older adults.

Sarcopenia: revised European consensus on definition and diagnosis

A.J. Cruz-Jentoft, G. Bahat, J. Bauer, Y. Boirie, et al.

Age Ageing. 2018 Oct 12. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afy169. [Epub ahead of print]

In 2010, the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP) published a sarcopenia definition that aimed to foster advances in identifying and caring for people with sarcopenia. In early 2018, the Working Group met again (EWGSOP2) to update the original definition in order to reflect scientific and clinical evidence that has built over the last decade. This paper presents our updated findings.

The "Sarcopenia and Physical fRailty IN older people: multi-componenT Treatment strategies" (SPRINTT) randomized controlled trial: Case finding, screening and characteristics of eligible participants

E. Marzetti, M. Cesari, R. Calvani, et al.

Exp Gerontol. 2018;113:48-57

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Here, we describe the procedures followed for PF&S case finding and screening of candidate participants for the SPRINTT RCT. We also illustrate the main demographic and clinical characteristics of eligible screenees.

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