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Interventions to prevent or reduce the level of frailty in community-dwelling older adults: a scoping review of the literature and international policies

Abstract

Background: frailty impacts older adults' ability to recover from an acute illness, injuries and other stresses. Currently, a systematic synthesis of available interventions to prevent or reduce frailty does not exist. Therefore, we conducted a scoping review of interventions and international policies designed to prevent or reduce the level of frailty in community-dwelling older adults. Methods and analysis: we conducted a scoping review using …

Authors

Puts MTE; Toubasi S; Andrew MK; Ashe MC; Ploeg J; Atkinson E; Ayala AP; Roy A; Monforte MR; Bergman H

Journal

Age and Ageing, Vol. 46, No. 3, pp. 383–392

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Publication Date

May 1, 2017

DOI

10.1093/ageing/afw247

ISSN

0002-0729