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SynthesisCurrent heart failure reports2018

Frailty Assessment in Heart Failure: an Overview of the Multi-domain Approach.

Julee McDonagh, Caleb Ferguson, Phillip J Newton

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Synthesis in Current heart failure reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Impact of Frailty Syndrome on Early and Midterm Adverse Events in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2026
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  9. Multidimensional Approach to Frailty.Frontiers in psychology · 2020
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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Julee McDonaghImPACCT, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, PO Box 123, Ultimo, NSW, 2007, Australia. Julee.McDonagh@uts.edu.au.ORCID 0000-0003-1663-7885
Caleb FergusonWestern Sydney Nursing & Midwifery Research Centre, Blacktown Clinical & Research School, Blacktown Hospital, Western Sydney University & Western Sydney Local Health District, Marcel Crescent, Blacktown, NSW, 2148, Australia.
Phillip J NewtonWestern Sydney Nursing & Midwifery Research Centre, Blacktown Clinical & Research School, Blacktown Hospital, Western Sydney University & Western Sydney Local Health District, Marcel Crescent, Blacktown, NSW, 2148, Australia.
Blacktown & Mount Druitt Hospital · AUUniversity of Technology Sydney · AU

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewThe study aims (1) to provide a contemporary description of frailty assessment in heart failure and (2) to provide an overview of multi-domain frailty assessment in heart failure. RECENT

findingsFrailty assessment is an important predictive measure for mortality and hospitalisation in individuals with heart failure. To date, there are no frailty assessment instruments validated for use in heart failure. This has resulted in significant heterogeneity between studies regarding the assessment of frailty. The most common frailty assessment instrument used in heart failure is the Frailty Phenotype which focuses on five physical domains of frailty; the appropriateness a purely physical measure of frailty in individuals with heart failure who frequently experience decreased exercise tolerance and shortness of breath is yet to be determined. A limited number of studies have approached frailty assessment using a multi-domain view which may be more clinically relevant in heart failure. There remains a lack of consensus regarding frailty assessment and an absence of a validated instrument in heart failure. Despite this, frailty continues to be assessed frequently, primarily for research purposes, using predominantly physical frailty measures. A more multidimensional view of frailty assessment using a multi-domain approach will likely be more sensitive to identifying at risk patients.

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AgedExerciseFrail ElderlyFrailtyGeriatric AssessmentHeart FailureHumansFrailtyFrailty assessmentGeriatricsHeart failureMulti-domain frailty assessment

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PMID29353333
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