Frailty in Indigenous Populations: A Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT: Background: Indigenous populations experience high rates of age-related illness when compared to their non-Indigenous counterparts. Frailty is a challenging expression of aging and an important public health priority. The purpose of this review was to map what the existing literature reports around frailty in Indigenous populations and to highlight the current gaps in frailty research within the Indigenous landscape. Method: Scoping review of English language original research articles focusing on frailty within Indigenous adult populations in settler colonial countries (Australia, Canada, New Zealand and USA). Ten electronic databases and eight relevant institutional websites were searched from inception to October 2020. Results: Nine articles met our inclusion criter

SUBMITTER: Lewis ET 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8646043 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature