Multifaceted Interventions Inclusive of Medication Optimization for Frailty in Aged Care: A Systematic Review
July 1, 2024
JAMDA
Implementation of best practice frailty guidelines in residential aged care is currently unclear, and there is a particular scarcity of evidence regarding multifaceted frailty treatments inclusive of medication optimization in these settings, despite the bidirectional relationship between polypharmacy and frailty. This review aimed to retrieve all relevant literature and evaluate the effect of medication optimization delivered in conjunction with exercise and/or nutritional interventions in the best-practice management of frailty in residential aged care.