ReviewInternational journal of environmental research and public health2023
Is Frailty Diagnosis Important in Patients with COPD? A Narrative Review of the Literature.
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- Frailty in COPD: Clinical Impact, Diagnosis, Biomarkers, and Management Strategies.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2025Pooled it
- An Age-Friendly Approach to Caring for Chronic Lung Disease in the Ambulatory Setting.Respirology (Carlton, Vic.) · 2026Review
- Novel Frailty Assessment Based on Multidimensional Physical Frailty Parameters Using Unsupervised Clustering in Respiratory Diseases: A Pilot Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Frailty Is a Predictor of Disability, Hospitalization and Mortality in Older Adults with COPD: A Longitudinal Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Nonlinear thresholds in lipid-frailty interplay: Precision targets for severe airflow limitation in aging adults.PloS one · 2026Article
- Frailty in older adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: preliminary findings of prevalence and care priorities.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Small RNA Profiles of Serum-Derived Extracellular Vesicles in the Comorbid Condition of Frailty and Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: An Observational, Cross-Sectional Study.Biomolecules · 2025Observational
- Chronic lung diseases (Asthma and COPD) among middle-aged and older populations in India: social, individual, and household determinants and their associations with geriatric syndromes.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2025Article
- Predictive Value of CCQ and its Subdomains for Hospitalized Exacerbations in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A 3-Year Observational Prospective Study.Journal of general internal medicine · 2025Observational
- Association between frailty index and all-cause mortality in hospitalized elderly patients with osteoporotic fractures: a retrospective cohort study.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Bidirectional genetic links between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and frailty: Genome-wide association study insights.PloS one · 2025Article
- Correlation between frailty and reduction in cortical thickness in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Pulmonary Diseases in Older Patients: Understanding and Addressing the Challenges.Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Association between oxidative balance score and frailty in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.Heliyon · 2024Article
- Multidimensional Frailty Instruments Can Predict Acute Exacerbations Within One Year in Patients with Stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Retrospective Longitudinal Study.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2024Article
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Abstract
Frailty is prevalent in older adults and is related to a worsening functionality, quality of life, and health outcomes. Though there is an increasing interest in this field, the relationship between frailty and worsening COPD outcomes remains unknown. A narrative review of the literature with studies published between 2018 and 2022 was carried out to address three questions: the prevalence of frailty and other geriatric syndromes in COPD patients, the link between frailty and worsening health outcomes in COPD patients, and the non-pharmacological interventions performed in order to reverse frailty in these patients. A total of 25 articles were selected. Frailty prevalence ranged from 6% and 85.9%, depending on the COPD severity and the frailty measurement tool used. Frailty in COPD patients was related to a high prevalence of geriatric syndromes and to a high incidence of adverse events such as exacerbations, admissions, readmissions, and mortality. One study showed improvements in functionality after physical intervention. In conclusion, the prevalence of frailty is associated with a high incidence of geriatric syndromes and adverse events in COPD patients. The use of frailty screenings and a comprehensive geriatric assessment of COPD patients is advisable in order to detect associated problems and to establish individualized approaches for better outcomes.
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