Fields · Medicine · Geriatrics and Gerontology

Frailty in Older Adults

This cluster of papers focuses on the concept of frailty in older adults, with an emphasis on geriatric care, comprehensive geriatric assessment, and its implications for various health outcomes. The papers cover topics such as the measurement of frailty, its association with aging and chronic diseases, the impact on surgical and cancer treatment outcomes, and interventions to prevent or reverse frailty in older individuals.