Singapore Healthy Older People Everyday (HOPE) Study: Prevalence of Frailty and Associated Factors in Older Adults

Characteristics of fall‐related traumatic brain injury in older adults

“…It is well known that prior admissions or ED visits for non-fall-related medical issues put them at risk of functional decline and falls. 26,27 Our study shows that 153 (45.1%) FRTBI older patients had prior visits to ED for fall or non-fall-related reasons before their index admission, compared to 12.4% in the community dwelling older adults, 28 with almost one-third of these presentations being fall-related. Due to time constraints, competing priorities, lack of skills and limited availability of physiotherapists and occupational therapists, ED providers rarely provide falls assessment and interventions for patients being discharged home.…”

The relationship between frailty and polypharmacy in older people: A systematic review

“…After the screening of the full texts, 62 articles were excluded because they did not meet the inclusion criteria. Therefore, 25 publications were ultimately selected and included in the review (Figure ).…”

“…. The prevalence of frailty ranged between 6.2% and 76% . Regarding study setting, 13 studies included community‐dwelling individuals, five studies included hospitalized patients in acute units and the rest included outpatients, care home residents or mixed populations.…”

Prevalence of Frailty and Associated Factors in the Community‐Dwelling Population of China

“…Thus, longitudinal studies are needed. A study that used a FI model reported that impaired ADLs and IADLs is a significant factor when considering all components simultaneously, which indicates that physical function may play a greater role in mortality than the other components of frailty . Frail persons are more likely to develop comorbidities and experience falls, disability, and functional limitations .…”

“…Another study suggested that the physical, psychological, and social health of older adults should be promoted, based on their identification of the different trajectories of and factors related to frailty . Therefore, interventions should be multipronged and will require a collaborative effort to elicit change and increase health span in rapidly aging populations …”