The impact of interventions on management of frailty in hospitalized frail older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis
124 Citations•2020•
Zahra Rezaie Shahsavarloo, Foroozan Atashzadeh‐Shoorideh, Robbert Gobbens
Interventions for hospitalized frail older adults are effective in management of frailty and a Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment unit intervention was effective in addressing physical and psychological frailty, re-hospitalization, mortality, and patient satisfaction.
Abstract
Interventions for hospitalized frail older adults are effective in management of frailty. Multidimensional interventions conducted by a multidisciplinary specialist team in geriatric settings are likely to be effective in the care of hospitalized frail elderly. Due to the low number of RCTs carried out in a hospital setting and the low quality of existing studies, there is a need for new RCTs to be carried out to generate a protocol appropriate for frail older people.