Journal article
Predicting risk and outcomes for frail older adults
Abstract
BACKGROUND: A scoping search identified systematic reviews on diagnostic accuracy and predictive ability of frailty measures in older adults. In most cases, research was confined to specific assessment measures related to a specific clinical model.
OBJECTIVES: To summarize the best available evidence from systematic reviews in relation to reliability, validity, diagnostic accuracy and predictive ability of frailty measures in older adults.
Authors
Apóstolo J; Cooke R; Bobrowicz-Campos E; Santana S; Marcucci M; Cano A; Vollenbroek-Hutten M; Germini F; Holland C
Journal
JBI Evidence Synthesis, Vol. 15, No. 4, pp. 1154–1208
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
April 2017
DOI
10.11124/jbisrir-2016-003018
ISSN
1838-2142