 Frail Elderly
"Frail Elderly" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Older adults or aged individuals who are lacking in general strength and are unusually susceptible to disease or to other infirmity.
| Descriptor ID |
D016330
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| MeSH Number(s) |
M01.060.116.100.540
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| Concept/Terms |
Frail Elderly- Frail Elderly
- Elderly, Frail
- Frail Elders
- Elder, Frail
- Elders, Frail
- Frail Elder
Frail Older Adults- Frail Older Adults
- Adult, Frail Older
- Adults, Frail Older
- Frail Older Adult
- Older Adult, Frail
- Older Adults, Frail
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| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2010 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Frail Elderly" by people in Profiles.
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Coke LA, Dennison Himmelfarb CR. Type 2 Diabetes in the Older Adult: The Need for Assessment of Frailty. J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2017 Nov/Dec; 32(6):511-513.
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Shin JY, Yoon JK, Diaz AZ. Gliosarcoma in septuagenarians and octogenarians: What is the impact of adjuvant chemoradiation? J Clin Neurosci. 2017 Nov; 45:77-82.
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Song J, Lindquist LA, Chang RW, Semanik PA, Ehrlich-Jones LS, Lee J, Sohn MW, Dunlop DD. Sedentary Behavior as a Risk Factor for Physical Frailty Independent of Moderate Activity: Results From the Osteoarthritis Initiative. Am J Public Health. 2015 Jul; 105(7):1439-45.
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Buchman AS, Yu L, Wilson RS, Boyle PA, Schneider JA, Bennett DA. Brain pathology contributes to simultaneous change in physical frailty and cognition in old age. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2014 Dec; 69(12):1536-44.
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Buchman AS, Bennett DA. Cognitive frailty. J Nutr Health Aging. 2013 Sep; 17(9):738-9.
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Buchman AS, Yu L, Wilson RS, Schneider JA, Bennett DA. Association of brain pathology with the progression of frailty in older adults. Neurology. 2013 May 28; 80(22):2055-61.
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Wideman M. Geriatric care management: role, need, and benefits. Home Healthc Nurse. 2012 Oct; 30(9):553-9.
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Dong X, Simon MA, Wilson RS, Mendes de Leon CF, Rajan KB, Evans DA. Decline in cognitive function and risk of elder self-neglect: finding from the Chicago Health Aging Project. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2010 Dec; 58(12):2292-9.
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Dong X, Simon MA. Is impairment in physical function associated with increased risk of elder mistreatment? Findings from a community-dwelling Chinese population. Public Health Rep. 2010 Sep-Oct; 125(5):743-53.
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Boyle PA, Buchman AS, Wilson RS, Leurgans SE, Bennett DA. Physical frailty is associated with incident mild cognitive impairment in community-based older persons. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2010 Feb; 58(2):248-55.
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