Trial reportAnnals of the American Thoracic Society2019
Frailty and Clinical Outcomes in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
Trial report in Annals of the American Thoracic Society, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05922202 (Influence of Frailty on Cardiovascular Events and Mortality in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease), which is not on this map. Cited by 86 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Influence of Frailty on Cardiovascular Events and Mortality in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): A Multicentre Observational Study.
Who cites it
86 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Impact of Frailty on Activities of Daily Living in Hospitalized Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Geriatrics & gerontology international · 2026Pooled it
- The impact of frailty on clinical outcomes among individuals with COPD: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Frailty and its influence on mortality and morbidity in COPD: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Internal and emergency medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Prevalence and risk factors of frailty in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: systematic review and meta-analysis.European geriatric medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Prevalence and clinical impact of frailty in COPD: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Systematic review and meta-analysis of prevalence, trajectories, and clinical outcomes for frailty in COPD.NPJ primary care respiratory medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Methods of Assessing Frailty in the Critically Ill: A Systematic Review of the Current Literature.Gerontology · 2022Pooled it
- Pulmonary Rehabilitation Exercise Package for Enhancing Health in Elderly COPD Patients With Frailty: An Experimental Study.The journal of nursing research : JNR · 2025Trial
- An Age-Friendly Approach to Caring for Chronic Lung Disease in the Ambulatory Setting.Respirology (Carlton, Vic.) · 2026Review
- Frailty Is a Predictor of Disability, Hospitalization and Mortality in Older Adults with COPD: A Longitudinal Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Developmental trajectories of frailty among Chinese elderly COPD patients: a prospective cohort study.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2026Article
- Change of frailty index and anthropometric indices in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2026Article
- Multimodal Therapeutic Strategies for the Management of Sarcopenia and Frailty in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Narrative Review.Nutrients · 2026Review
- Frailty and functional outcomes in patients with progressive fibrosing interstitial lung diseases receiving antifibrotic therapy: a real-life observational study.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Bayesian Analysis of Frailty Risk Factors in Chronic Kidney Disease: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Survey.Health science reports · 2026Article
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- Association of Physical Frailty With Incidence and Life Expectancy of COPD: A Population-Based Cohort Study.Chest · 2025Article
- Pilot study evaluating frailty-focused care for hospitalised patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.BMJ open quality · 2025Article
- Advanced machine learning models for prediction of readmission and mortality risks in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease using routine clinical data.Fujita medical journal · 2025Article
26 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
rationaleFrailty represents an increased vulnerability to adverse health outcomes. The frailty phenotype conceptual model (three or more patient attributes of wasting, exhaustion, low activity, slowness, and weakness) is associated with increased morbidity and mortality in geriatric populations.
objectivesOur objective was to describe the risks associated with frailty in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
methodsData from the National Emphysema Treatment Trial (NETT) were retrospectively analyzed. The frailty phenotype conceptual model was operationalized as three or more frailty parameters (a body mass index decrease of ≥5% over 12 months, self-reported exhaustion, low 6-minute walk distance, or physical activity or respiratory muscle strength in the lowest quartile). Frail participants were compared with participants with two or fewer frailty parameters. Participants were followed starting 12 months after NETT randomization (to minimize surgical effect) for 24 months. Univariate, multivariate, Kaplan-Meier, and Cox proportional hazard analyses were performed, adjusting for treatment arm, age, modified Medical Research Council dyspnea scale, sex, and baseline forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV
resultsThe participants (N = 902) were predominantly white (94.5%) males (59.5%), with a median age of 67 years (interquartile range, 63-70 yr) and a median FEV
conclusionsAmong adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, our measure of frailty (modified from the Fried frailty phenotype) was associated with incident and longer-duration hospitalization, and with poor quality of life.
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