Frailty Instruments in Australian General Practice: Evidence to Inform Early Intervention and Policy Reform

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This scoping review aims to map and characterise the evidence on frailty measurement instruments evaluated, validated, or applied in Australian primary care and general practice settings. The review will examine the types and conceptual models of frailty instruments, their measurement properties, feasibility, acceptability, clinical utility, and potential for scalable implementation, while identifying gaps in the current Australian evidence base. The review is conducted in accordance with JBI methodology for scoping reviews, using the Population–Concept–Context (PCC) framework, and will be reported in accordance with PRISMA-ScR. Five databases, CINAHL, MEDLINE, Scopus, Web of Science, and PubMed, were searched for English-language empirical research published between 1 May 2016 and 31 July 2026. Following screening, data will be charted on study characteristics, frailty instruments, measurement approaches, scoring methods, validity, feasibility, acceptability, clinical utility, and implementation factors. Findings will be synthesised narratively and through structured comparisons; no meta-analysis is planned. The review is intended to provide a contemporary evidence map to inform frailty identification and implementation in Australian primary care and to identify priorities for future research and policy development.

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