Prevalence and implications of frailty in acute stroke: systematic review & meta-analysis

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Authors

Jennifer Kirsty Burton · University of Glasgow

Jennifer Stewart · NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

Mairi Blair · Queen Elizabeth University Hospital

Sinead Oxley · Glasgow Royal Infirmary

Amy Wass · Forth Valley Royal Hospital

Martin Taylor‐Rowan · University of Glasgow

Terence J. Quinn

Abstract

despite substantial heterogeneity, whichever way it is measured, frailty is common in patients presenting with acute stroke and associated with poor outcomes. This has implications for the design of stroke services and pathways.

Topics & Keywords

Frailty in Older Adults Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Nutrition and Health in Aging

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Age and Ageing

Volume 51, Issue 3

DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afac064

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