Interventions for frail older inpatients: A systematic review of frailty measures and reported outcomes in randomised controlled trials.

Shannon J King Kate A Raine Nancye May Peel Ruth E Hubbard

Published in: Australasian journal on ageing (2021)

Heterogeneity of interventions, measurement of frailty and outcomes reported limit generalisability of findings. Many articles purport to study frail patients, yet do not enrol patients using any frailty measurement tool. Utilising validated instruments to measure frailty and a standard set of health outcomes relevant to older people would assist consistent reporting and evaluation of future studies.

Keyphrases

community dwelling
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
physical activity
prognostic factors
emergency department
metabolic syndrome
current status