Examining patterns of frailty and associated factors in older adults.

Commentary on : Cheung D.S., Kwan R.Y., Wong A.S., et al . Factors Associated With Improving or Worsening the State of Frailty: A Secondary Data Analysis of a 5 Year Longitudinal Study. J Nurs Scholarsh 2020; 52: 5, 515–526. https://doi.org/10.1111/jnu.12588.\n\n\n\nFrailty is a huge public health challenge for the ageing global population. The incidence of morbidity and mortality is greatly increased in the frail oldest old.1 Frailty is characterised by dramatic, observable physiological changes including loss of muscle, body mass and physiological reserves leading to increased vulnerability to adverse events including infection and falls.2\n\nEarly identification …