"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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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Frail Elderly" by people in this website by year, and whether "Frail Elderly" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 1993 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1995 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2008 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 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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Tanaka T, Das JK, Jin Y, Tian Q, Moaddel R, Moore AZ, Tucker KL, Talegawkar SA, Ferrucci L. Plant Protein but Not Animal Protein Consumption Is Associated with Frailty through Plasma Metabolites. Nutrients. 2023 Sep 28; 15(19).
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Peng C, Burr JA, Yuan Y, Lapane KL. Physical Frailty and Cognitive Function among Older Chinese Adults: The Mediating Roles of Activities of Daily Living Limitations and Depression. J Frailty Aging. 2023; 12(3):156-165.
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Yuan Y, Barooah A, Lapane KL, Mack D, Rothschild AJ, Ulbricht CM. Health profiles of older nursing home residents by suicidal ideation: A latent class analysis. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2022 11; 37(11).
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Wang W, Lessard D, Kiefe CI, Goldberg RJ, Parish D, Helm R, Trymbulak K, Mehawej J, Abu H, Bamgbade BA, Hayward R, Gore J, Gurwitz JH, McManus DD, Saczynski JS. Differential effect of anticoagulation according to cognitive function and frailty in older patients with atrial fibrillation. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2023 02; 71(2):394-403.
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Yuan Y, Lapane KL, Tjia J, Baek J, Liu SH, Ulbricht CM. Trajectories of physical frailty and cognitive impairment in older adults in United States nursing homes. BMC Geriatr. 2022 04 19; 22(1):339.
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Nguyen TN, Nguyen TN, Nguyen AT, Nguyen HL, Goldberg RJ, Nguyen HTT, Nguyen TTH, Nguyen TX, Vu HTT. Appendicular Lean Mass and Frailty among Geriatric Outpatients. J Frailty Aging. 2022; 11(2):177-181.
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Yuan Y, Lapane KL, Tjia J, Baek J, Liu SH, Ulbricht CM. Physical Frailty and Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults in United States Nursing Homes. Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord. 2021; 50(1):60-67.
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Bhardwaj PV, Rastegar V, Meka R, Sawalha K, Brennan M, Stefan MS. The Association Between Body Mass Index, Frailty and Long-Term Clinical Outcomes in Hospitalized Older Adults. Am J Med Sci. 2021 09; 362(3):268-275.
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Queisi MM, Atallah-Yunes SA, Adamali F, Jonnalagadda N, Rastegar V, Brennan MJ, Kapoor A, Stefan MS. Frailty Recognition by Clinicians and its Impact on Advance Care Planning. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2021 Apr; 38(4):371-375.
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Abu HO, Saczynski J, Mehawej J, Paul T, Awad H, Bamgbade BA, Pierre-Louis IC, Tisminetzky M, Kiefe CI, Goldberg RJ, McManus DD. Multimorbidity, physical frailty, and self-rated health in older patients with atrial fibrillation. BMC Geriatr. 2020 09 11; 20(1):343.