Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of the articles which included a frailty measure
From: What do we know about frailty in the acute care setting? A scoping review
| Â | All | Geriatrics | Emergency Department | General Medicine | Cardiology | Orthopedics | Intensive Care Unit | Oncology | Surgery | Prehospital | General Medicine & Surgery | General Medicine & Geriatrics | Geriatrics & Oncology |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Articles n (%) | 204 (100) | 29 (14.2) | 29 (14.2) | 22 (10.8) | 20 (9.8) | 11 (5.4) | 9 (4.4) | 6 (2.9) | 5 (2.5) | 2 (1) | 18 (8.8) | 7 (3.4) | 2 (1) |
Year n (%) | |||||||||||||
 2011–2015 | 141 (69.1) | 14 (48.3) | 25 (86.2) | 19 (86.4) | 16 (80.0) | 11 (100.0) | 9 (100) | 3 (50.0) | 5 (100.0) | 2 (100.0) | 6 (33.3) | 2 (28.6) | 1 (50.0) |
 2006–2010 | 39 (19.1) | 10 (34.5) | 3 (10.3) | 3 (13.6) | 2 (10.0) | 0 | 0 | 2 (33.3) | 0 | 0 | 5 (27.8) | 2 (28.6) | 0 |
 2000–2005 | 24 (11.8) | 5 (17.2) | 1 (3.4) | 0 | 2 (10.0) | 0 | 0 | 1 (16.7) | 0 | 0 | 7 (38.9) | 3 (42.9) | 1 (50.0) |
Language n (%) | |||||||||||||
 English | 200 (98.0) | 29 (100.0) | 27 (93.1) | 21 (95.5) | 20 (100.0) | 11 (100.0) | 9 (100.0) | 6 (100.0) | 4 (80.0) | 2 (100.0) | 18 (100.0) | 7 (100.0) | 2 (100.0) |
 Italian | 2 (1.0) | 0 | 1 (3.4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (20.0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Portuguese | 2 (1.0) | 0 | 1 (3.4) | 1 (4.5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Country n (%) | |||||||||||||
 United States | 55 (27.0) | 3 (10.3) | 11 (37.9) | 1 (4.5) | 6 (30.0) | 3 (27.3) | 2 (22.2) | 1 (16.7) | 3 (60.0) | 0 | 15 (83.3) | 0 | 0 |
 United Kingdom | 23 (11.3) | 4 (13.8) | 3 (10.3) | 5 (22.7) | 2 (10.0) | 2 (18.2) | 1 (11.1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (5.6) | 0 | 1 (50.0) |
 Canada | 18 (8.8) | 5 (17.2) | 2 (6.9) | 2 (9.1) | 1 (5.0) | 1 (9.1) | 4 (44.4) | 0 | 0 | 1 (50.0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Australia/New Zealand | 16 (7.8) | 1 (3.4) | 1 (3.4) | 2 (9.1) | 1 (5.0) | 1 (9.1) | 1 (11.1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (5.6) | 0 | 1 (50.0) |
 Italy | 14 (6.9) | 3 (10.3) | 2 (6.9) | 3 (13.6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (66.7) | 1 (20.0) | 0 | 0 | 1 (14.3) | 0 |
 Belgium | 11 (5.4) | 6 (20.7) | 1 (3.4) | 2 (9.1) | 1 (5.0) | 1 (9.1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Spain | 8 (3.9) | 2 (6.9) | 2 (6.9) | 0 | 3 (15.0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Denmark | 8 (3.9) | 0 | 2 (6.9) | 2 (9.1) | 0 | 3 (27.3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (14.3) | 0 |
 Netherlands | 8 (3.9) | 1 (3.4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (5.6) | 0 | 0 |
 Sweden | 6 (2.9) | 0 | 2 (6.9) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (50.0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Norway | 5 (2.5) | 0 | 0 | 1 (4.5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (57.1) | 0 |
 Other Europea | 15 (7.4) | 3 (10.3) | 1 (3.4) | 1 (4.5) | 2 (10.0) | 0 | 1 (11.1) | 1 (16.7) | 1 (20.0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Otherb | 17 (8.3) | 1 (3.4) | 2 (6.9) | 3 (13.6) | 4 (20.0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (14.3) | 0 |
Number of participants | |||||||||||||
 # of articles reporting | 201 | 28 | 29 | 21 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 2 |
 Range | 9–971,434 | 44–20,933 | 40–7532 | 34–3479 | 24–111,023 | 16–36,900 | 22–47,427 | 54–350 | 36–35,344 | 88–203 | 99–129,400 | 156–1568 | 37–111 |
 Median (IQR) | 206 (100.5–460) | 164 (99.3–490.3) | 161 (99.5–278) | 254 (118.5–562) | 309 (135–773) | 145 (47–284) | 421 (119–982) | 103 (69.8–180.5) | 41 (38.5–17,764) | N/A | 259.5 (397–1435.3) | 254 (254–254) | N/A |
Mean age of participants | |||||||||||||
 # of articles reporting | 155 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 |
 Range | 47.1–91.6 | 66.4–86.7 | 75–86.8 | 65–86.5 | 53.2–91.6 | 47.1–87) | 60–84 | 62–73.1 | 72–76.9 | 82.2 | 60.4–77.3 | 60.8–82 | 74.3 |
 Median (IQR) | 78.9 (74–82.9) | 82.9 (79.9–84.1) | 78 (76.8–81.3) | 82.2 (77.9–84.1) | 76 (69.9–80.3) | 83.9 (77.3–86.3) | 76.9 (70–80.8) | 70.8 (N/A) | N/A | N/A | 74.1 (68.3–75.1) | 81.8 (72.8–81.8) | N/A |
Percentage of females | |||||||||||||
 # of articles reporting | 187 | 27 | 27 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 1 |
 Range | 2–100 | 2.5–81.7 | 28–83 | 21.6–67.2 | 16.3–60 | 4.3–83 | 38.7–69.7 | 40.1–100 | 22.5–54.4 | 62.1 | 2–57 | 53–74.8 | 46 |
 Median (IQR) | 54 (43.5–63) | 63.7 (56–70) | 53 (41.7–56.4) | 60.4 (53.6–62.5) | 46 (39.3–50.7) | 75.4 (36.8–77.7) | 45 (42.5–53.1) | 45.5 (40.6–66.1) | 41.9 (24.5–54.1) | N/A | 2.8 (2.1–43.5) | 65 (54.6–65) | N/A |