Complications of Frailty

Regardless of the operational definition used, complications when facing common stressors are the main feature of frailty. A variety of these complications or adverse outcomes have been used to characterize older adults living with frailty. Mortality is the most frequently recognized outcome of frail individuals. Currently, some experts advise on screening frailty in different settings to target those in need of more intensive interventions to avoid or at least delay the presentation of these complications.