Frail phenotype and mortality prediction: A systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies

• Published in: International journal of nursing studies Vol. 52; no. 8; pp. 1362 - 1374
• Main Authors: Chang, Shu-Fang, Lin, Pei-Ling
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.08.2015; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Aged; Cohort Studies; Epidemiology; Frail Elderly; Frailty; Genotype & phenotype; Geriatric assessment; Humans; Meta-analysis; Mortality; Phenotype; Predictions; Systematic review; Frailty; Systematic review; Geriatric assessment; Mortality; Meta-analysis

This study focused on older adults living in communities, primarily to investigate the relationship between physical frailty and mortality, and secondly to examine gender and age effects on the relationship between frailty and mortality. The World Health Organization indicated that frailty has becom...