Predicting Mortality and Adverse Outcomes: Comparing the Frailty Index to General Prognostic Indices
ConclusionsA deficit-accumulation frailty index performs as well as prognostic indices for mortality prediction, and better predicts ADL disability and falls in community-dwelling older adults. Frailty assessment offers a unifying approach to risk stratification for key health outcomes relevant to older adults.
Source: Journal of General Internal Medicine - Category: Internal Medicine Source Type: research