The Relationship of Frailty and Hospitalization Among Older People: Evidence From a Meta‐Analysis

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Shu‐Fang Chang · National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Science

Hsiang‐Chun Lin · Mackay Memorial Hospital

Chih‐Ling Cheng · Taiwan Nurses Association

Abstract

Professional nursing staff should use frailty indicators in a timely fashion to assess the status of frailty in older people and should effectively develop frailty prevention strategies to decrease the risk for hospitalization and to enhance quality of life for older adults.

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Frailty in Older Adults Nutrition and Health in Aging Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life

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Published in: Journal of Nursing Scholarship

Volume 50, Issue 4, pp. 383-391

DOI: 10.1111/jnu.12397

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The Relationship of Frailty and Hospitalization Among Older People: Evidence From a Meta‐Analysis

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