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Correlates of frailty phenotype and frailty index and their associations with clinical outcomes

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Frailty is a predictor of adverse health outcomes and can be measured across the life course, including among people living with HIV. The purpose of this study was to examine… Click to show full abstract

Frailty is a predictor of adverse health outcomes and can be measured across the life course, including among people living with HIV. The purpose of this study was to examine two commonly used measures of frailty ‐ the frailty index (FI) and frailty phenotype – to assess common characteristics and to describe associations with multimorbidity, falls, and disability in people aging with HIV.

Keywords: frailty phenotype; frailty; frailty index; correlates frailty

Journal Title: HIV Medicine
Year Published: 2017

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