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Table 2 Clinical impact of the frailty in rehospitalization and acute exacerbation

From: Prevalence and clinical impact of frailty in COPD: a systematic review and meta-analysis

 

Frailty measurement

Compared with individuals with COPD without frailty

frailty

Rehospitalization

FFP

Higher risk [10, 11, 30]/ N.d [13]

 

HFRS

N.d [12]

Acute exacerbation

FFP

Higher risk [30] /N.d [13]

  1. COPD Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, FFP Fried frailty phenotype, HFRS Hospital Frailty Risk Score, N.d not significant difference