Interventions for frail community-dwelling older adults have no significant effect on adverse outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

According to some studies, interventions can prevent or delay frailty, but their effect in preventing adverse outcomes in frail community-dwelling older people is unclear. The aim is to investigate the effect of an intervention on adverse outcomes in frail older adults.

Methods

A systematic review and meta-analysis of Medline, Embase, the Cochrane Library, and Social Sciences Citation Index. Randomized controlled studies that aimed to treat frail community-dwelling older adults, were included. The outcomes were mortality, hospitalization, formal health costs, accidental falls, and institutionalization. Several sub-analyses were performed (duration of intervention, average age, dimension, recruitment).

Results

Twenty-five articles (16 original studies) were

SUBMITTER: Van der Elst M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6195949 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature