NIHR Policy Research Unit in Healthy Ageing

Frailty-free life expectancy and its association with socio-economic characteristics: an analysis of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing cohort study

by mdnmslw7 | May 12, 2025 | Frailty, Healthy ageing, Inequality, Long term conditions, Publications

Looking at long term health conditions and later life disability

Who gets to age healthily? New research shows frailty-free years are not shared equally in England

by mdnmslw7 | May 12, 2025 | Blogs, Frailty, Healthy ageing, Inequality, Long term conditions

Looking at long term health conditions and later life disability

Frailty indices based on routinely collected data: a scoping review

by mdnmslw7 | May 1, 2025 | Frailty, Publications

Looking at frailty indices

Differences in the risk of frailty based on care receipt, unmet care needs and socio-economic inequalities

by mdnmslw7 | Mar 13, 2025 | Care, Frailty, Healthy ageing, Inequality, Publications

A longitudinal analysis of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing

The association between frailty, care receipt and unmet need for care with the risk of hospital admissions

by mdnmslw7 | Oct 2, 2024 | Care, Frailty, Healthy ageing, Publications

Investigating the relationship between receiving care, or receiving insufficient care among older people with different frailty status and the risk of unplanned admission to hospital

Frailty: a global health challenge in need of local action

by mdnmslw7 | Aug 1, 2024 | Frailty, Publications

Looking at frailty in older people

Individual and neighbourhood profiles and trends to understand frailty in England

by Web team (LB) | Aug 30, 2023 | Frailty, Inequality, Past projects, Prevention

Frailty is a priority for the NHS long-term plan but our knowledge of the characteristics and needs of the frail older population is incomplete.

The challenges of discussing DNACPR during the pandemic

by Web team (HR) | Aug 17, 2023 | Blogs, COVID-19, End-of-life, Frailty, Life expectancy

Reflecting on a paper describing a qualitative research study exploring the experiences of relatives who discussed DNACPR with medical professionals.

Household wealth, neighbourhood deprivation and frailty amongst middle-aged and older adults in England: a longitudinal analysis over 15 years (2002-2017)

by Web team (DM) | Mar 9, 2023 | Frailty, Healthy ageing, Inequality, Publications

Determining the relationship between household wealth and neighbourhood deprivation with frailty status, independently of demographic factors, educational attainment and health behaviours.