Effectiveness of integrated chronic care interventions for older people with different frailty levels: a systematic review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Frailty poses a huge burden to individuals, their families and to healthcare systems. Several interventions have been evaluated for the improvement of outcomes for older people with frailty, including integrated care interventions. Reviews synthesising evidence on the effectiveness of integrated care for older people with frailty have treated them as a single population, without considering the heterogeneity between different frailty levels such as non-frail, mild frailty, moderate frailty and severe frailty. Findings from these studies have shown inconsistent results on the various outcomes assessed. People with different frailty status have different care needs, which should be addressed accordingly. The aim of this study is to synthesise evidence on the effectivenes

SUBMITTER: Khan N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7485241 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature