作者
Julee McDonagh, Lily Martin, Caleb Ferguson, Sunita R Jha, Peter S Macdonald, Patricia M Davidson, Phillip J Newton
发表日期
2018/1/1
来源
European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing
卷号
17
期号
1
页码范围
23-35
出版商
Oxford University Press
简介
Background
Frailty is an independent predictor of mortality across many conditions. Reported rates of frailty in heart failure range from 15% to 74%. There are several instruments available to assess frailty; however, to date there has been no consensus on the most appropriate instrument for use in individuals with heart failure.
Aims
To identify how frailty is assessed in individuals with heart failure and to elucidate which domains of frailty are most frequently assessed.
Methods
Key electronic databases were searched (MEDLINE, COCHRANE Central and CINAHL) to identify studies that assessed frailty in individuals with heart failure using a formal frailty instrument.
Results
Twenty studies published in 24 articles were included, for which a total of seven unique frailty instruments were identified. The most commonly used instrument was …
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