Frailty syndrome

Frailty syndrome

Frailty syndrome is a condition that results from a combination of biological, physiological, social, and environmental changes that occur with advancing age. It is characterized by decreased exercise tolerance, cognitive functioning, and an increased risk of falls, complications such as loss of autonomy, hospitalizations, institutionalization, and even death. Obesity is a significant cause of frailty syndrome in older adults.From: Serum cortisol but not oxidative stress biomarkers are related to frailty: results of a cross-sectional study in Spanish older adults [2019], Individual and Occupational Determinants [2020]

Activities for Supporting Work Ability of Ageing Workers

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Published in Joanna Bugajska, Teresa Makowiec-Dąbrowska, Tomasz Kostka, Individual and Occupational Determinants, 2020

Joanna Kostka, Tomasz Kostka

The study conducted by Makary et al. (2010) in patients diagnosed with frailty syndrome before surgery revealed 2.5 times higher risk of postoperative complications (OR 2.54; 95% CI 1.12-5.77) and more than 20 times higher risk of institution care placement (OR 20.48; 95% CI 5.54–75.68) among people living in their home environment before the surgery.

An assimilation of TRIZ in dissecting the statistical outcomes of tactile sensitivity, pinch force and endurance among elderly people

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Published in Cogent Engineering, 2021

Dominic Wen How Tan, Poh Kiat Ng, Ervina Efzan Mhd Noor, Kian Siong Jee, Seri Rahayu Kamat

With aging being the main cause of sarcopenia, elderly people are at high risk of facing degradation in hand functions, and this problem could severely affect their quality of life. The silver lining for elderlies would be that with proper exercise, muscles can get stronger and functional enough for them to prevent or prolong the degenerative loss of skeletal muscle mass. However, a major gap still exists in the development of assistive tools that can support the hand functions of elderly people who are already suffering from sarcopenia or any other frailty syndrome.

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