After adjustment for other factors, a CFS of 3 or higher and relapsed/refractory disease were the only independent predictors of early zanubrutinib discontinuation.

A new study classifies frailty in older people, coming up with two subtypes. The classification may further help clinicians manage frailty and deliver more customized care. The study evaluated the ...

A new study explores the relationship between frailty, the proportion of health deficits present in an individual, as measured by the Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics Frailty Index ...

The Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) offers a practical alternative: a 9-point, bedside, visually assessed tool that can be completed in minutes. However, key questions remain-how closely this ...

An electronic frailty index, derived from electronic health record (EHR) data including diagnostic codes, identified patients who had a higher risk for mortality, acute care visits, and readmissions.

The Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) offers a practical alternative: a 9-point, bedside, visually assessed tool that can be completed in minutes. However, key questions remain—how closely this ...

The researchers proposed using the FRAIL Scale modified to include an extra item on time since completion of cancer treatment and a cut-off of 2 or higher to assess frailty in older adult cancer ...

The average human lifespan has increased at a breath-taking rate in the last century. The major problem of gerontology and ...

Checking for frailty and treating it should be top priorities when providing healthcare and health planning for older adults, according to a report published Aug. 7 in the New England Journal of ...