Quantifying the prevalence of frailty in English hospitals.

J SoongAlan J PootsS ScottK DonaldThomas WoodcockD LovettDerek Bell

Published in: BMJ open (2015)

This study provides a novel methodology to reliably quantify clinically significant frailty. Applications include evaluation of health service improvement over time, risk stratification and optimisation of services.

Keyphrases

healthcare
primary care
community dwelling
risk factors
mental health