The Hospital Frailty Risk Score Identifies Fewer Cases of Frailty in a Community-Based Cohort of Older Men Than the FRAIL Scale and Frailty Index

The recently developed Hospital Frailty Risk Score (HFRS) allows ascertainment of frailty from administrative data. We aimed to compare the HFRS against the widely used FRAIL Scale and Frailty Index.

Source: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association - November 2, 2021 Category: Health Management Authors: Derrick Lopez, Kevin Murray, David B. Preen, Frank M. Sanfilippo, Michelle Trevenen, Graeme J. Hankey, Bu B. Yeap, Jonathan Golledge, Osvaldo P. Almeida, Leon Flicker Tags: Original Study Source Type: research