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TL;DR
The pooled prevalence of frailty was 35% by the Fried Frailty Phenotype and 19% by the Short Physical Performance Battery.
Chronic Respiratory Disease · 4 authors, 2 centres
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The pooled prevalence of frailty was 35% by the Fried Frailty Phenotype and 19% by the Short Physical Performance Battery.
Across-study heterogeneity was substantial and only reduced marginally when abstract publications were excluded. The findings highlight that frailty is common in ILD but that frailty assessment methods are used inconsistently, reflecting a lack of guidance on how to assess frailty in this population.