Identification and prevalence of frailty in diabetes mellitus and association with clinical outcomes: a systematic review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Diabetes mellitus is common and growing in prevalence, and an increasing proportion of people with diabetes are living to older age. Frailty is, therefore, becoming an important concept in diabetes. Frailty is associated with older age and describes a state of increased susceptibility to decompensation in response to physiological stress. A range of measures have been used to quantify frailty. This systematic review aims to identify measures used to quantify frailty in people with diabetes (any type); to summarise the prevalence of frailty in diabetes; and to describe the relationship between frailty and adverse clinical outcomes in people with diabetes.

Methods and analysis

Three electronic databases (Medline, Embase and Web of Science) will be searched from 20

SUBMITTER: Hanlon P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7467518 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature