Title |
Prevalence of frailty at population level in European ADVANTAGE Joint Action Member States: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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Published in |
Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanità, January 2018
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DOI | 10.4415/ann_18_03_10 |
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Authors |
Rónán O'Caoimh, Lucia Galluzzo, Ángel Rodríguez-Laso, Johan Van der Heyden, Anette Hylen Ranhoff, Maria Lamprini-Koula, Marius Ciutan, Luz López-Samaniego, Laure Carcaillon-Bentata, Siobhán Kennelly, Aaron Liew |
Abstract |
Although frailty is common among community-dwelling older adults, its prevalence in Europe and how this varies between countries is unclear. A systematic review and meta-analysis of literature on frailty prevalence in 22 European countries involved in the Joint Action ADVANTAGE was conducted. Sixty-two papers, representing 68 unique datasets were included. Meta-analysis showed an overall estimated frailty prevalence of 18% (95% confidence interval, CI, 15-21%). The prevalence in community (n = 53) vs non-community based studies (n = 15) was 12% (95% CI 10-15%) and 45% (95% CI 27-63%), respectively. Pooled prevalence in community studies adopting a physical phenotype was 12% (95% CI 10-14%, n = 45) vs 16% (95% CI 7-29%, n = 8) for all other definitions. Sub-analysis of a subgroup of studies assessed as high-quality (n = 47) gave a pooled estimate of 17% (95% CI 13-21%). The considerable and significant heterogeneity found warrants the development of common methodological approaches to provide accurate and comparable frailty prevalence estimates at population-level. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United Kingdom | 2 | 29% |
Australia | 1 | 14% |
India | 1 | 14% |
Japan | 1 | 14% |
Ireland | 1 | 14% |
Unknown | 1 | 14% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Members of the public | 6 | 86% |
Scientists | 1 | 14% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Unknown | 181 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Student > Ph. D. Student | 26 | 14% |
Researcher | 19 | 10% |
Student > Master | 19 | 10% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 16 | 9% |
Student > Bachelor | 12 | 7% |
Other | 32 | 18% |
Unknown | 57 | 31% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Medicine and Dentistry | 51 | 28% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 24 | 13% |
Sports and Recreations | 7 | 4% |
Unspecified | 7 | 4% |
Engineering | 5 | 3% |
Other | 22 | 12% |
Unknown | 65 | 36% |