Sentence examples for an increased frailty from inspiring English sources
While antidepressants may have contributed to an increased frailty risk, it is also possible that antidepressant use may reflect a more severe, recurrent, or chronic form of depression.
These differences are hardly surprising as this may be an expression of an increasing frailty; residents in short-term care are likely to have a higher level of functioning than residents in long-term care.
Aging results in a loss of physical capacity and increased frailty through a reduction in skeletal muscle mass and function (sarcopenia) [1] through a substantial reduction in muscle cross-sectional area and reduced force generation [2,3].
13 The high prevalence of hip fractures is concerning because hip fractures are both a cause and consequence of increased frailty: Persons who sustain a hip fracture are significantly frailer, meaning they have an increased vulnerability to adverse outcomes compared to their age-matched peers.
The personal cost of injurious falls is well established with patients developing a fear of falling, increased frailty, reduced quality of life and loss of independence [ 7- 9].
Collectively, these data indicate that deletion of Siglec-E results in a faster progression of aging and, consequently, to increased frailty leading to an earlier death.
37 As regards this study, it should be emphasized that a longer duration of HF was correlated with increased frailty.
This gradual loss of muscle eventually leads to increased frailty, resulting in disability and a dramatic increase in the rate of mortality [ 20].
Gomm agrees that high casualty rates for older drivers is likely down to their increased frailty, rather than poor driving.
Bodily changes, like obvious weight loss or gain, increased frailty or unpleasant body odor.
Though older drivers are in fewer crashes than their younger counterparts, such health conditions may cause increased frailty in this population, which means those who drive are more likely to be injured in the case of a crash.
