Systematic review of the utility of the frailty index and frailty phenotype to predict all-cause mortality in older people

Abstract Background Current guidelines for healthcare of community-dwelling older people advocate screening for frailty to predict adverse health outcomes, but there is no consensus on the optimum instrument to use in such settings. The objective of this systematic review of population studies was t...

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Published in:Systematic Reviews
Main Authors: Dani J. Kim, M. Sofia Massa, Caroline M. Potter, Robert Clarke, Derrick A. Bennett
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-09-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-022-02052-w