Frailty and Aging

Dear Colleagues,

As people grow older, they are more likely to develop health problems. However, people acquire them at different rates as they grow older. The concept of frailty is a way to understand vulnerability to and heterogeneity in the accumulation of health problems with age. People who are frailer have more age-related health problems compared with people who are less frail. Research studies consistently show that individuals with high degrees of frailty have a poor quality of life and are at a greater risk of being hospitalized, to have a fall, and die prematurely compared to those with lower frailty levels. Indeed, it will be important to understand the ways in which frailty can be effectively managed or ideally prevented. In this Special Issue of “Frailty and Aging”, we welcome original research to provide a better understanding of the clinical and epidemiological aspects of frailty. We are especially interested in how different exposures, whether related to health behaviours (e.g., physical activity, sedentary behaviour, or diet), healthcare environments (e.g., hospital settings), stressors (e.g., surgery), social vulnerability, or health equity impact frailty and its associated outcomes.

Dr. Scott Kehler
Guest Editor

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