Assessing frailty amongst older people admitted to hospital in a low-income setting: a multicentre study in northern Tanzania.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Populations are ageing globally and Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) are experiencing the fastest rates of demographic change. Few studies have explored the burden of frailty amongst older people in hospital in LMICs, where healthcare services are having to rapidly adapt to align with the needs of older people. This study aimed to measure the prevalence of frailty amongst older people admitted to hospital in Tanzania and to explore their demographic and clinical characteristics.

Methods

This study had a prospective observational design. Over a six-month period, all adults ≥ 60 years old admitted to medical wards in four hospitals in northern Tanzania were invited to participate. They were screened for frailty using the Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) and the

SUBMITTER: Davidson SL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10898155 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature