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Objective
To summarise frailty measures and outcomes reported in trials involving frail older inpatients.
Methods
Databases were searched for randomised controlled trials enrolling frail older inpatients.
Results
Twenty‐four articles describing twelve trials were included. Seven trials applied six tools to measure frailty, whilst five trials employed ad hoc measures. Eighty outcomes were examined...