 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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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2001 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2005 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2013 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2014 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2015 | 5 | 4 | 9 | | 2016 | 3 | 5 | 8 | | 2017 | 4 | 3 | 7 | | 2018 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | 2019 | 3 | 3 | 6 | | 2020 | 2 | 3 | 5 | | 2021 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 2022 | 0 | 6 | 6 | | 2023 | 0 | 9 | 9 | | 2024 | 1 | 6 | 7 | | 2025 | 3 | 2 | 5 | | 2026 | 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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Oliveira VHF, Dos Santos AP, Kulik GL, Horvat Davey C, Iriarte E, Jones R, Wilson MP, Khuu V, Ghosh D, Mawhinney S, Jankowski CM, Cook P, Erlandson KM, Webel AR. Frailty phenotype transitions and functional improvements during a supervised exercise trial in older people with HIV: results from the HEALTH Trial. Age Ageing. 2026 Jul 02; 55(7).
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Araya AX, Iriarte E, Fernández-Lorca MB, Cornejo C. Sex Differences in Predictors of Frailty among Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Machine Learning Approach. Clin Nurs Res. 2026 Mar; 35(2-3):93-101.
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Walker C, Nicholas J, Szczesny C, Walston J, Agrawal Y, Schubert MC. "Balance T" device improves balance confidence and performance in repeated measures study. J Frailty Aging. 2025 Dec; 14(6):100113.
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Mielenz TJ, Svancara A, Jia H, Arnold LS, Wheeler K, DiGuiseppi C, Eby DW, Molnar LJ, Hill LL, Strogatz DS, Andrews HF, Li G, Yang CYD. The Longitudinal Association of Physical Function and Frailty on Driving Strategic Self-Regulation Among Older Adults. J Appl Gerontol. 2026 Jun; 45(6):1160-1168.
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Phillips EK, Huang Y, Regan E, Make B, Strand M, Yohannes AM, Hanania NA, Bon J, Hoth KF, Crapo JD, Silverman EK, DeMeo DL. Frailty associates with respiratory exacerbations and mortality in the COPDGene cohort. Aging (Albany NY). 2025 07 03; 17(7):1590-1623.
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Witham MD, McDonald C, Wilson N, Rennie KJ, Bardgett M, Bradley P, Clegg AP, Connolly S, Hancock H, Hiu S, Nicholson K, Robertson L, Simms L, Steel AJ, Steves CJ, Storey B, Wason J, von Zglinicki T, Sayer AA. Metformin and physical performance in older people with probable sarcopenia and physical prefrailty or frailty in England (MET-PREVENT): a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial. Lancet Healthy Longev. 2025 Mar; 6(3):100695.
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Wanigatunga AA, Dong Y, Jin M, Leroux A, Cui E, Zhou X, Zhao A, Schrack JA, Bandeen-Roche K, Walston JD, Xue QL, Lindquist MA, Crainiceanu CM. Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity at any Dose Reduces All-Cause Dementia Risk Regardless of Frailty Status. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2025 03; 26(3):105456.
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Iriarte E, Cooley S, Wisch J, Erlandson KM, Ances BM, Jankowski C. Area Deprivation Index and Frailty Among Older People With HIV. J Appl Gerontol. 2025 Jan; 44(1):44-51.
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De Simone B, Chouillard E, Podda M, Pararas N, de Carvalho Duarte G, Fugazzola P, Birindelli A, Coccolini F, Polistena A, Sibilla MG, Kruger V, Fraga GP, Montori G, Russo E, Pintar T, Ansaloni L, Avenia N, Di Saverio S, Leppäniemi A, Lauretta A, Sartelli M, Puzziello A, Carcoforo P, Agnoletti V, Bissoni L, Isik A, Kluger Y, Moore EE, Romeo OM, Abu-Zidan FM, Beka SG, Weber DG, Tan ECTH, Paolillo C, Cui Y, Kim F, Picetti E, Di Carlo I, Toro A, Sganga G, Sganga F, Testini M, Di Meo G, Kirkpatrick AW, Marzi I, déAngelis N, Kelly MD, Wani I, Sakakushev B, Bala M, Bonavina L, Galante JM, Shelat VG, Cobianchi L, Mas FD, Pikoulis M, Damaskos D, Coimbra R, Dhesi J, Hoffman MR, Stahel PF, Maier RV, Litvin A, Latifi R, Biffl WL, Catena F. The 2023 WSES guidelines on the management of trauma in elderly and frail patients. World J Emerg Surg. 2024 05 31; 19(1):18.
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Mielenz TJ, Jia H, DiGuiseppi CG, Strogatz D, Andrews HF, Molnar LJ, Eby DW, Hill LL, Li G. Frailty and poor physical functioning as risk factors for driving cessation. Front Public Health. 2024; 12:1298539.
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