Journal article
Global Incidence of Frailty and Prefrailty among Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
R Ofori-Asenso, KL Chin, M Mazidi, E Zomer, J Ilomaki, AR Zullo, D Gasevic, Z Ademi, MJ Korhonen, D Logiudice, JS Bell, D Liew
JAMA Network Open | Published : 2019
Abstract
Importance: Frailty is a common geriatric syndrome of significant public health importance, yet there is limited understanding of the risk of frailty development at a population level. Objective: To estimate the global incidence of frailty and prefrailty among community-dwelling adults 60 years or older. Data Sources: MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO, Web of Science, CINAHL Plus, and AMED (Allied and Complementary Medicine Database) were searched from inception to January 2019 without language restrictions using combinations of the keywords frailty, older adults, and incidence. The reference lists of eligible studies were hand searched. Study Selection: In the systematic review, 2 authors undertook..
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