Nutritional domains in frailty tools: Working towards an operational definition of nutritional frailty.

Nutritional domains in frailty tools: Working towards an operational definition of nutritional frailty. Ageing Res Rev. 2020 Aug 19;:101148 Authors: Zupo R, Castellana F, Bortone I, Griseta C, Sardone R, Lampignano L, Lozupone M, Solfrizzi V, Castellana M, Giannelli G, De Pergola G, Boeing H, Panza F Abstract Different methods have been proposed for the assessment of the nutritional status in frailty phenotypes. In the present narrative review article, we have summarized the number and specifications of nutritional items in existing frailty tools, in order to develop a possible means of assessment and operational definition of the nutritional frailty phenotype. In six different databases until December 2019, we searched for original articles regarding frailty tools (i.e., scales, indexes, scores, questionnaires, instruments, evaluations, screening, indicators), analyzing each tool regarding nutritional items. We identified 160 articles describing 71 frailty tools. Among the selected frailty tools, 54 were community-based (70 %), 17 hospital-based (22 %), 4 validated in long-term care institutions for older adults (LTCIOA) (5.1 %) and 2 validated in both community- and hospital-based settings, including LTCIOA (2.5 %). Fifty-two of these tools (73 %) included at least one nutritional item. Twenty-two (42 %) reported two or more nutritional items. The items were grouped in the following categories: A) anthropometric measurements, B) la...
Source: Ageing Research Reviews - Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Tags: Ageing Res Rev Source Type: research