Frailty in the context of rehabilitation interventions for adults: protocol for a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Although a growing number of frail adults can benefit from rehabilitation services, few are included in rehabilitation services, and reasons for their exclusion are not well understood. To inform research directions in rehabilitation for all adults (aged 18 years and older), we will conduct a scoping review to describe (1) the characteristics of frail adult individuals included in rehabilitation interventions (eg, age range, inclusion and exclusion criteria that are applied), (2) the type of rehabilitation interventions that are used for individuals who are considered frail and (3) the commonly reported outcome measures used for these rehabilitation interventions.

Methods

This scoping review will be guided by Arksey and O'Malley's methodological framework. Ageli

SUBMITTER: Kokorelias KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6398710 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature