Medication-related criteria in frailty assessment tools: a narrative review

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dc.contributor.authorDearing, M.E.
dc.contributor.authorBowles, S.K.
dc.contributor.authorIsenor, J.E.
dc.contributor.authorTheou, O.
dc.contributor.authorReeve, E.
dc.date.issued2020
dc.descriptionFirst published:27 February 2020
dc.description.abstractOBJECTIVE: To review medication-related criteria within validated frailty tools. METHODS: Narrative review of validated frailty assessment tools. Frailty tools were identified from recently published reviews; each tool was reviewed to determine whether any medication-related criteria were included and how these criteria contributed to the scoring/assessment of frailty. RESULTS: Eight out of 16 validated frailty tools included medication-related criteria. The majority of criteria were a numerical cut-off of number of medications taken; however, the specific cut-off was not consistent. CONCLUSION: Inclusion of medication-related criteria in frailty tools is highly variable. Future research is required to determine whether incorporation of medication use into frailty assessment can impact outcomes in terms of frailty prevention and treatment.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityMarci E. Dearing, Susan K. Bowles, Jennifer E. Isenor, Olga Theou, Emily Reeve
dc.identifier.citationAustralasian Journal on Ageing, 2020; 39(3):e640-e465
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/ajag.12783
dc.identifier.issn1440-6381
dc.identifier.issn1741-6612
dc.identifier.orcidTheou, O. [0000-0001-6460-782X]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/124095
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWiley
dc.rights© 2020 AJA Inc.
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1111/ajag.12783
dc.subjectassessment tool
dc.subjectfrailty
dc.subjectmedicine
dc.subjectpolypharmacy
dc.subjecttool
dc.titleMedication-related criteria in frailty assessment tools: a narrative review
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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