Abstract

Key summary pointsAimInvestigate the prevalence of pre-stroke frailty among older stroke survivors receiving medical specialistic rehabilitation and its association with outcomes and recovery.FindingsPre-stroke frailty was associated with worse functioning at follow-up for most measures of health status and with smaller improvements in mobility, mood and quality of life.MessageMore research is of value to assess the role of pre-stroke frailty as an instrument to help allocating stroke patient to the most suitable rehabilitation.

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