Frailty in geriatric psychiatry inpatients: a retrospective cohort study.

Objective: We aimed to evaluate the prevalence, clinical determinants, and consequences (falls and hospitalization) of frailty in older adults with mental illness.

Design: Retrospective clinical cohort study.

Setting: We collected the data in a specialized psychogeriatric ward, in Boston, USA, between July 2018 and June 2019.