Role of frailty on cardiac rehabilitation in hospitalized older patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of mortality, morbidity, and disability in the world, especially in the older adults. A relevant proportion of patients admitted to Cardiac Rehabilitation (CR) may suffer from frailty, a complex geriatric syndrome with multifactorial aetiology.

Aims

The hypothesis underlying the study is that frailty complicates the management of older patients undergoing CR. The main objective is, therefore, to determine the relationship between frailty and CR outcomes in hospitalized older adults.

Methods

The participants have been recruited among patients aged ≥ 65 years admitted at the hospital for CR. A Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA)-based Frailty Index (FI) was created following a standard procedure. The outcome

SUBMITTER: Bencivenga L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9675689 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature