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For each included study, the operational definition of CF, the reported approach to dementia exclusion, and the timing of predictor and outcome assessment were rechecked. Models in which predictors and CF were assessed during the same hospitalization were classified as diagnostic or screening models for prevalent CF rather than prognostic models for future CF onset. Risk of bias and applicability were independently assessed using the Prediction Model Risk of Bias Assessment Tool.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Eight cross-sectional studies reporting 20 models were included. All were conducted among hospitalized older adults with CHF in China, and none predicted incident CF during follow-up. Development sample sizes ranged from 246 to 645, and CF prevalence ranged from 17.8% to 50.5%. Six studies performed internal validation, four performed external validation, and one reported no validation; three studies performed both internal and external validation. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve in external validation ranged from 0.770 to 0.852. One study did not report calibration. The most frequently retained predictors were age, New York Heart Association functional classification, depression, nutritional status, and sleep-related factors. All studies had a high overall risk of bias, whereas applicability concerns were generally low.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Existing evidence concerns concurrent identification of prevalent CF rather than prediction of future onset. Current models are not ready for routine clinical decision-making because of high risk of bias, incomplete reporting, limited external validation, and lack of clinical-impact evidence. Longitudinal model development, multicenter external validation, comprehensive calibration and clinical-utility assessment, and prospective impact evaluation are required before implementation.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Systematic review registration<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      <jats:ext-link>https:\/\/www.crd.york.ac.uk\/PROSPERO\/view\/CRD420261413101<\/jats:ext-link>\n                      , CRD420261413101.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpubh.2026.1904724","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,21]],"date-time":"2026-08-21T04:23:34Z","timestamp":1787286214000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Models for identifying cognitive frailty in hospitalized older adults with chronic heart failure in China: a systematic review"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"14","author":[{"given":"Yue","family":"Mou","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Health Humanities Research Center, Sichuan Vocational College of Health and Rehabilitation","place":["Zigong, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Longyun","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"North Sichuan Medical College","place":["Nanchong, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Qian","family":"Geng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"The Second Affiliated Hospital of Army Medical University","place":["Chongqing, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yao","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"General Hospital of Western Theater Command","place":["Chengdu, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Tingjia","family":"Zhang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"North Sichuan Medical College","place":["Nanchong, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Fang","family":"Cao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"North Sichuan Medical College","place":["Nanchong, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yuanyuan","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"North Sichuan Medical College","place":["Nanchong, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ting","family":"Zhang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Health Humanities Research Center, Sichuan Vocational College of Health and Rehabilitation","place":["Zigong, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,21]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1546","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jchf.2023.07.012","article-title":"Beyond the status quo: reimagining a new era of heart failure care","volume":"11","author":"Davis","year":"2023","journal-title":"JACC Heart Fail."},{"key":"B2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1663018","DOI":"10.3389\/fcvm.2025.1663018","article-title":"Incidence and influencing factors of 30-day unplanned readmission in chronic heart failure patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis","volume":"12","author":"Chen","year":"2025","journal-title":"Front Cardiovasc Med."},{"key":"B3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"726","DOI":"10.1007\/s12603-013-0367-2","article-title":"et al. 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