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Medication‐related criteria in frailty assessment tools: A narrative review
Author(s) -
Dearing Marci E.,
Bowles Susan K.,
Isenor Jennifer E.,
Theou Olga,
Reeve Emily
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
australasian journal on ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.63
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1741-6612
pISSN - 1440-6381
DOI - 10.1111/ajag.12783
Subject(s) - narrative review , medicine , frailty syndrome , medline , gerontology , frailty index , intensive care medicine , political science , law
Objective 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.