Journal article
Identifying frailty in primary care: A systematic review
Abstract
AIM: Identification of frailty in the primary care setting could be improved with the availability of easily identifiable markers of frailty. The purpose of this article was to systematically review markers for frailty or risk tools that have been validated in the ambulatory care setting.
METHODS: Medline, PubMed, CIHAHL and Embase databases were searched up to March 2016 for studies on frailty markers in community-dwelling individuals 65 years …
Authors
Lee L; Patel T; Hillier LM; Maulkhan N; Slonim K; Costa A
Journal
Geriatrics and Gerontology International, Vol. 17, No. 10, pp. 1358–1377
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
October 2017
DOI
10.1111/ggi.12955
ISSN
1444-1586