Nearly everyone, at some point in their life, experiences frailty, which is a physical, social and psychological phenomenon. At the TRIL Clinic, we are working to deepen our understanding of frailty. We want to develop and validate a new, enhanced frailty index that will change how frailty is diagnosed and managed. Frailty is important because it is associated with adverse health outcomes. Frail participants are characterised by:
• instability (proneness to falls)
• social isolation
• impaired cognition