Frailty and Ageing

𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴

Frailty is best understood as a potentially preventable and, in some cases, reversible clinical syndrome, rather than an inevitable outcome of ageing.

Ageing is a universal biological process driven by cumulative cellular and molecular damage and affects everyone who lives long enough. Frailty, by contrast, is a distinct medical condition marked by reduced physiological reserve and increased vulnerability to stressors, such as illness, surgery, or a minor fall. Many older adults remain robust and non‑frail into very old age, which shows that frailty does not automatically accompany ageing.