Study recruiting for frailty prevention
A national research collaboration is seeking participants for a frailty prevention program for older adults focusing on exercise, nutrition, medication...
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First-of-its-kind frailty map aims to inform healthy ageing services
A new online interactive tool maps the current and future prevalence of frailty around Australia for the first time. The...
One-in-six older Australians at risk of frailty
Around one in six community-dwelling older Australians may be living with clinical frailty, an Australian analysis of global data suggests....
Stopping preventive medicines linked to increased frailty
Older people who stop taking preventive medicine, such as blood pressure and cholesterol lowering drugs, experience more frailty than those...
International study tests smartphone app to prevent frailty
The University of the Sunshine Coast is trialling a new mobile phone app to detect and reduce the risk of...
Online resource launched to help screen for frailty
The Positive Ageing Resource Centre website Victorian not-for-profit aged care provider Benetas and Monash University have developed a new resource...