Frailty assessment tools for elderly patients with hip fracture
Objective To summarize the frailty assessment tools for elderly patients with hip fracture at home and abroad,understand the current status of tool selection and application,and provide reference for choosing frailty assessment tools for elderly patients with hip fracture.Methods Computer retrieval was conducted in 6 English and Chinese databases including PubMed,Embase,Cochrane Library,Web of Science,China National Knowledge Infrastructure(CNKI),and WanFang Data from the inception to May 2023.Two researchers independently screened the literature and extracted the basic characteristics of literature(first author,publication time,country,sample size,research type and outcome indicators)and basic features of involved frailty assessment tools(name,research objectives,research type,scale dimensions,scale items,assessment time,etc.).Results A total of 1,769 articles were initially retrieved,and 16 articles were finally included,involving 9 frailty assessment tools.The analysis showed that there were various frailty assessment tools covering different contents.Different tools were used in different studies.Conclusion For elderly patients with hip fracture,although most frailty assessment tools perform well in predicting a series of adverse outcomes,so far there is no globally recognized golden standard for identifying the risk of postoperative adverse events.