Identifying older adults with frailty approaching end-of-life: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

People with frailty may have specific needs for end-of-life care, but there is no consensus on how to identify these people in a timely way, or whether they will benefit from intervention.

Aim

To synthesise evidence on identification of older people with frailty approaching end-of-life, and whether associated intervention improves outcomes.

Design

Systematic review (PROSPERO: CRD42020462624).

Data sources

Six databases were searched, with no date restrictions, for articles reporting prognostic or intervention studies. Key inclusion criteria were adults aged 65 and over, identified as frail via an established measure. End-of-life was defined as the final 12 months. Key exclusion criteria were proxy definitions of frailty, or studies involving people w

SUBMITTER: Hall A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8637378 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature