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

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  • 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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Background: Countries 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. Aim: To investigate the prevalence of frailty among community-dwelling older people in LAC through a systematic review and meta-analysis. Methods: A 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. Results: A 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. Conclusion: Frailty 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.

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  • 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, 2016. "Prevalence of Frailty in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 11(8), pages 1-18, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0160019
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0160019
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    1. Alisson Fernandes Bolina & Nayara Cândida Gomes & Gianna Fiori Marchiori & Maycon Sousa Pegorari & Darlene Mara dos Santos Tavares, 2019. "Potentially inappropriate medication use and frailty phenotype among community‐dwelling older adults: A population‐based study," Journal of Clinical Nursing, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 28(21-22), pages 3914-3922, November.

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