frailty
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Frailty coordinator Georgia Zapparoli, who normally worked with people in their later years, said the 18 to 39 age bracket was key as "common themes" ran through the lifestyle of many older patients.
From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026
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
"Sweet Frailty," a poem by Mary Henrietta Lehr, contains all those elements of charm, delicacy, and ingenuity which mark its author as one of amateurdom's most cultivated and gifted members.
From Writings in the United Amateur, 1915-1922 by Lovecraft, H. P. (Howard Phillips)
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