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SynthesisPloS one2016

Prevalence of Frailty in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Fabiana Araújo Figueiredo Da Mata, Priscilla Perez da Silva Pereira, Keitty Regina Cordeiro de Andrade, Ana Claudia Morais Godoy Figueiredo, Marcus Tolentino Silva, Maurício Gomes Pereira

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Synthesis in PloS one, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 63 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

63 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Fabiana Araújo Figueiredo Da MataDepartment of Medical Sciences, University of Brasilia, Brasilia, Federal District, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3762-9091
Priscilla Perez da Silva PereiraDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Brasilia, Brasilia, Federal District, Brazil.
Keitty Regina Cordeiro de AndradeDepartment of Medical Sciences, University of Brasilia, Brasilia, Federal District, Brazil.
Ana Claudia Morais Godoy FigueiredoDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Brasilia, Brasilia, Federal District, Brazil.
Marcus Tolentino SilvaDepartment of Health Sciences, Federal University of Amazonas, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil.
Maurício Gomes PereiraDepartment of Medical Sciences, University of Brasilia, Brasilia, Federal District, Brazil.

Funding

The Mexican Health and Aging Study - IIR01AG018016 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MED BR GALVESTON · PI Rebeca Wong · 1999 to 2026
$22.6M
NIA NIH HHS R01 AG018016
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCountries in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) have experienced a rapid increase in their proportion of older people. This region is marked by a high prevalence of chronic diseases and disabilities among aging adults. Frailty appears in the context of LAC negatively affecting quality of life among many older people.

aimTo investigate the prevalence of frailty among community-dwelling older people in LAC through a systematic review and meta-analysis.

methodsA literature search was performed in indexed databases and in the grey literature. Studies investigating the prevalence of frailty with representative samples of community-dwelling older people in Latin America and the Caribbean were retrieved. Independent investigators carried out the study selection process and the data extraction. A meta-analysis and meta-regression were performed using STATA 11 software. The systematic review was registered at the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews under the number CRD42014015203.

resultsA total of 29 studies and 43,083 individuals were included in the systematic review. The prevalence of frailty was 19.6% (95% CI: 15.4-24.3%) in the investigated region, with a range of 7.7% to 42.6% in the studies reviewed. The year of data collection influenced the heterogeneity between the studies.

conclusionFrailty is very common among older people in LAC. As a result, countries in the region need to adapt their health and social care systems to demands of an older population.

Indexed as

AgingFrail ElderlyAged, 80 and overCaribbean RegionGeriatric AssessmentHealth StatusHumansLatin AmericaPrevalence

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PMID27500953
PMCPMC4976913

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