"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Frail Elderly" by people in Profiles.
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Association of Frailty Status and Dietary Patterns in a Nationally Representative Sample of United States Adults with Olfactory Dysfunction. Nutrients. 2022 Mar 15; 14(6).
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Dose-escalated accelerated hypofractionation for elderly or frail patients with a newly diagnosed glioblastoma. J Neurooncol. 2022 Jan; 156(2):399-406.
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Antihypertensive Treatment in Elderly Frail Patients: Evidence From a Large Italian Database. Hypertension. 2020 08; 76(2):330-332.
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The Association of Frailty with Hospitalizations and Mortality among Community Dwelling Older Adults with Diabetes. J Frailty Aging. 2020; 9(2):94-100.
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Effect of Gastric Acid Suppressants on Response to a Physical Activity Intervention and Major Mobility Disability in Older Adults: Results from the Lifestyle Interventions for Elders (LIFE) Study. Pharmacotherapy. 2019 08; 39(8):816-826.
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The Effect of Frailty on Discharge Location for Medicare Beneficiaries After Acute Stroke. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2019 07; 100(7):1317-1323.
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Feasibility and Functional Testing for Frailty in Chronic Kidney Disease. Prog Transplant. 2018 09; 28(3):299-300.
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Effect of frailty on resource use and cost for Medicare patients. J Comp Eff Res. 2018 08; 7(8):817-825.
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Perioperative psoas to lumbar vertebral index does not successfully predict amputation-free survival after lower extremity revascularization. J Vasc Surg. 2017 12; 66(6):1820-1825.
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Biomarker-calibrated nutrient intake and healthy diet index associations with mortality risks among older and frail women from the Women's Health Initiative. Am J Clin Nutr. 2017 06; 105(6):1399-1407.