Table 2.
Frailty characteristics stratified by setting
| All | Hospital | Long-term Care | Outpatient Clinic | Community | Hospital and Community | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Articles n (%) | 183 (100.0) | 115 (63.2) | 10 (5.5) | 13 (7.1) | 32 (17.6) | 12 (6.6) |
| Site of CFS assessment n (%) | ||||||
| # articles reporting | 180 | 112 | 10 | 13 | 32 | 12 |
| On site | 137 (76.1) | 85 (75.9) | 8 (90.0) | 10 (76.9) | 24 (75.0) | 9 (75.0) |
| Retrospectively | 27 (15.0) | 18 (16.1) | 1 (10.0) | 2 (15.4) | 4 (12.5) | 2 (16.7) |
| On-site & retrospective | 13 (7.2) | 9 (8.0) | 1 (10.0) | 1 (7.7) | 1 (3.2) | 1 (8.3) |
| Telephone | 3 (1.7) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (9.4) | 0 |
| Times CFS assessed n (%) | ||||||
| Once | 173 (94.5) | 110 (95.6) | 10 (100.0) | 11 (84.6) | 29 (90.6) | 12 (100.0) |
| Twice | 8 (80.0) | 3 (33.3) | 0 | 2 (20.0) | 3 (33.3) | 0 |
| Three times | 1 (10.0) | 1 (10.0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Four times | 1 (10.0) | 1 (10.0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Person administering CFS n (%) | ||||||
| # articles reporting | 111 | 69 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 8 |
| Researchers | 51 (45.9) | 33 (47.8) | 0 | 1 (14.3) | 13 (54.1) | 4 (50.0) |
| Physicians | 27 (24.3) | 17 (24.6) | 1 (10.0) | 1 (14.3) | 5 (20.8) | 3 (37.5) |
| Nurse/NP | 11 (9.9) | 8 (121.6) | 0 | 0 | 3 (12.5) | 0 |
| Other staffa | 4 (3.6) | 1 (0.9) | 1 (10.0) | 0 | 1 (4.2) | 1 (12.5) |
| Clinical staff not reported | 4 (3.6) | 1 (0.9) | 1 (10.0) | 2 (28.6) | 0 | 0 |
| Mixed | 14 (12.6) | 9 (13.0) | 0 | 3 (42.9) | 1 (4.2) | 0 |
| Version of CFS used n (%) | ||||||
| # articles reporting | 153 | 96 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 9 |
| 7-point | 89 (58.2) | 48 (50.0) | 5 (55.6) | 7 (77.8) | 22 (73.3) | 7 (77.8) |
| 8-point | 6 (3.9) | 5 (5.2) | 0 | 0 | 1 (3.3) | 0 |
| 9-point | 58 (37.9) | 43 (44.8) | 4 (44.4) | 2 (22.2) | 7 (23.3) | 9 (22.2) |
| Frailty cut-point n (%) | ||||||
| # articles reporting | 58 | 42 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 (1.7) | 1 (2.4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 15 (25.9) | 10 (23.8) | 0 | 3 (75.0) | 2 (22.2) | 0 |
| 5 | 40 (68.9) | 29 (69.0) | 1 (100.0) | 1 (25.0) | 7 (77.8) | 2 (100.0) |
| 6 | 2 (3.4) | 2 (4.8) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frailty prevalence % | ||||||
| # articles reporting | 66 | 44 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 4 |
| Range | 2.4–100.0 | 2.4–87.5 | 75.6–100.0 | 25.0–48.0 | 2.9–77.0 | 11.1–71.0 |
| Median (IQR) |
32.8 (21.3–51.1) |
31.9 (21.3–47.7) |
87.8 (N/A) |
34.7 (25.6–46.5) |
40.25 (16.8–54.3) |
44.4 (16.5–67.3) |
| Reason frailty measured n (%) | ||||||
| Risk stratification | 85 (46.4) | 61 (53.0) | 6 (60.0) | 5 (38.5) | 8 (25.0) | 4 (33.3) |
| Inclusion/exclusion | 14 (7.7) | 5 (4.3) | 0 | 1 (7.7) | 6 (18.8) | 2 (16.7) |
| Comparison with other scales | 7 (3.8) | 3 (2.6) | 0 | 1 (7.7) | 3 (9.4) | 0 |
| Outcome measure | 9 (4.9) | 6 (5.2) | 0 | 2 (15.4) | 0 | 1 (8.3) |
| Clinical decision | 3 (1.6) | 3 (2.6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Descriptive only | 33 (18.0) | 20 (17.4) | 2 (20.0) | 2 (15.3) | 7 (21.9) | 2 (16.7) |
| Risk stratification and comparison of scales | 21 (11.5) | 11 (9.6) | 2 (20.0) | 1 (7.7) | 5 (15.6) | 2 (16.7) |
| Other mixed uses | 10 (5.5) | 6 (5.2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (8.3) |
Note that as one article did not specify setting, it is only included in the “All” column
aOther staff includes personnel such as paramedics, LTC staff, junior medical staff and program evaluators
# number; IQR interquartile range