The Frailty Reduction via Implementation of Exercise, Nutrition, and Deprescribing (FRIEND) Trial: Study Protocol and Recruitment Results.

Introduction: Virtually all adults in aged care facilities are frail, a condition which contributes to falls, cognitive decline, hospitalisation, and mortality. Polypharmacy, malnutrition, sedentariness, and sarcopenia are risk factors amenable to intervention. The Asia-Pacific Frailty Management Guidelines recommend anabolic exercise and the optimisation of medications and nutrition.

COPD in Africa: risk factors, hospitalisation, readmission and associated outcomes-a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: This review aims to synthesise available evidence on the prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), associated risk factors, hospitalisations and COPD readmissions in Africa.

Method: Using the Met-Analyses and Systematic Reviews of Observational Studies guideline, electronic databases were searched from inception to 1 October 2021. The quality of studies was assessed using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale.

Hospital Readmission Due to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Longitudinal Study.

Background: This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of hospital readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) at 30, 90 and 365 days, and to determine demographic and socioeconomic risk factors for 30-day and 90-day readmission and time to COPD-related readmission within 365 days in Tasmania.

Methods: Patients ≥40 years admitted for COPD between 2011 and 2015 were identified using administrative data from all major public hospitals in Tasmania, Australia. Factors associated with readmission and time to readmission were identified using logistic and Cox regression, respectively.