Frailty in Hospitalized Older Adults: Comparing Different Frailty Measures in Predicting Short- and Long-term Patient Outcomes

Data for the assessment of frailty in acutely ill hospitalized older adults remains limited. Using the Frailty Index (FI) as “gold standard,” we compared (1) the diagnostic performance of 3 frailty measures (FRAIL, Clinical Frailty Scale [CFS], and Tilburg Frailty Indicator [TFI]) in identifying frailty, and (2) their ability to predict negative outcomes at 12 months after enrollment.

Source: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association - November 15, 2017 Category: Health Management Authors: Edward Chong, Esther Ho, Jewel Baldevarona-Llego, Mark Chan, Lynn Wu, Laura Tay, Yew Yoong Ding, Wee Shiong Lim Tags: Original Study Source Type: research