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Prediction of one-year mortality by five different frailty instruments: A comparative study in hospitalized geriatric patients.

M. Ritt, L.C. Bollheimer, C.C. Sieber et al.

Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2016;66:66-72.

307 patients ≥65years who were hospitalized in geriatric wards were included in this prospective analysis. A fifty-item frailty index (FI), a ten-domain+co-morbidity frailty index based on a standardized comprehensive geriatric assessment (FI-CGA), the nine category Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS-9), the CSHA rules-based frailty definition (CSHA-RBFD), and the frailty phenotype (FP) were assessed during the patients' hospital stays. Among those frailty instruments that were evaluated, the CFS-9 emerged as the most powerful for prediction of one-year mortality.
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Frailty as a predictor of fractures among community-dwelling older people: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

G. Kojima

Bone. 2016;90:116-122.

This systematic review and meta-analysis showed evidence that pre-frailty and frailty are significant predictors of fractures among community-dwelling older people.
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Emergency general surgery specific frailty index: A validation study.

T.O. Jokar, K. Ibraheem , P. Rhee et al.

J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2016 May 27. [Epub ahead of print]

Assessment of operative risk in geriatric patients undergoing emergency general surgery (EGS) is challenging. Frailty is an established measure for risk assessment in surgical cases. The aim of our study was to validate a modified 15 variable emergency general surgery specific frailty index (EGSFI). Data obtained suggest that the 15-variable validated EGSFI is a simple and reliable bedside tool to determine the frailty status of patients undergoing emergency general surgery.
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Serum markers of inflammation and oxidative stress in sarcopenia.

B. Can, O. Kara, M.C. Kizilarslanoglu et al.

Aging Clin Exp Res. 2016 Aug 29. [Epub ahead of print]

The aim of the study was to evaluate the relationship between sarcopenia and biomarkers that may be involved in its pathogenesis and hence allow early detection.
The present study demonstrated an association of sarcopenia with inflammatory markers CRP, erythrocyte sedimentation rate and adiponectin.

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Fried frailty phenotype assessment components as applied to geriatric inpatients

J. Bieniek , K. Wilczyński and J. Szewieczek

Clin Interv Aging. 2016;11:453-9.

The aim of this article was to assess the usefulness and limitations of Fried frailty phenotype criteria in geriatric inpatients, characterized by comorbidity and functional impairments, and to estimate the frailty phenotype prevalence in this group.
Data obtained suggest that Fried frailty phenotype criteria can useful for geriatric inpatient assessment, despite diagnostic limitations

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Disseminating a Clinically Effective Physical Activity Program to Preserve Mobility in a Community Setting for Older Adults

J. Laussen, C. Kowaleski , K. Martin et al.

J Frailty Aging. 2016;5(2):82-7. doi: 10.14283/jfa.2016.94.

The objective of this study is to assess the dissemination of an evidence-based PA program for older adults by evaluating program participation and its impact on mobility, strength and quality of life.
Results obtained suggest that the dissemination of a clinically efficacious physical activity intervention into a community-based setting can improve mobility, strength and quality of life for older adults.

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