Perspectives of older adults, caregivers, healthcare providers on frailty screening in primary care: a systematic review and qualitative meta-synthesis

Table 2 Themes of Meta-synthesis

Synthesized finding	Category	Shaw, R. L. et al., [34]	Boland, M. et al., [54]	C Ambagtsheer, R. et al., [30]	Mulla, E., et al., [55]	Archibald, M. M. et al., [53]	Van Damme, J. et al., [29]
Capacity of healthcare providers and older adults	Lack of frailty and screening knowledge and skills among healthcare provider			√	√		√
Capacity of healthcare providers and older adults	Lack of perception of frailty and screening among older adults	√				√
Opportunity in the implementation of frailty screening	Lack of a proper tool				√	√	√
	Lack of an appropriate screening pathway	√	√	√		√	√
	Constructing a trustful relationship					√	√
	Conducting frailty screening by a sensitive approach					√
	Involve the multidisciplinary team		√				√
Motivation in the implementation of frailty screening	Lack of support evidence of screening effectiveness				√		√
	Positive attitude toward frailty screening among healthcare provider		√	√	√		√
	Healthcare providers perceived benefits of screening		√	√
	Older adults fear and escape frailty					√	√
	Older adults question the community’s insufficient resources	√				√

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