frailty
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Frailty was measured by self-reported chronic diseases, health status, functional limitations such as the ability to pay bills or do groceries alone, physical performance, memory complaints and depressive symptoms.
From Science Daily • Nov. 14, 2024
Frailty affects 7 to 12 percent of people over age 65 in the United States, according to the Medical University of South Carolina.
From Washington Post • Mar. 14, 2023
“With age, strength and balance tend to decrease and that can result in frailty. Frailty is a really big thing now that the population is aging,” Myers said.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 22, 2022
Frailty is known to be a health risk to people in later life because, among other things, it increases the likelihood of falls.
From BBC • Jun. 13, 2018
"Frailty, thy name is Genius!"—What is become of all this mighty heap of hope, of thought, of learning, and humanity?
From The Spirit of the Age Contemporary Portraits by Hazlitt, William
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