Prevalence of frailty in 62 countries across the world: a systematic review and meta-analysis of population-level studies

Ó’Caoimh, Rónán; Sezgin, Duygu; O’Donovan, Mark; William Molloy, D.; Clegg, Andrew; Rockwood, Kenneth; Liew, Aaron

doi:10.1093/ageing/afaa219

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Prevalence of frailty in 62 countries across the world: a systematic review and meta-analysis of population-level studies

Published in Age and Ageing • Sep 24, 2020

Authors:

Rónán Ó’Caoimh

Duygu Sezgin

Mark O’Donovan

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: The prevalence of frailty at population level is unclear. We examined this in population-based studies, investigating sources of heterogeneity. METHODS: PubMed, Embase, CINAHL and Cochrane Library databases were searched for observational population-level studies published between 1 Ja...

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Medicine

Meta-analysis

Population

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