Prevalence of frailty in older adults in outpatient physiotherapy in an urban region in the western part of Germany: a cross-sectional study.

Objective: To investigate the prevalence of frailty in older people in outpatient physiotherapy services in an urban region in the western part of Germany.

Design: Cross-sectional study.

Setting: Outpatient physiotherapy clinics were recruited in the municipal area of the city of Bochum, Germany, and selected randomly.