Frailty and Risk of Adverse Outcomes in Hospitalized Older Adults: A Comparison of Different Frailty Measures.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2017.04.011
Abstract: OBJECTIVES There is a paucity of data for the assessment of frailty in acutely ill hospitalized older adults. We aim to (1) compare the performance of frailty measures [5-item scale of fatigue, resistance, ambulation, illnesses,… read more here.
Keywords: hospital mortality; frailty measures; hospitalized older; cfs ... See more keywords
Frailty in Critically Ill Trauma Patients: A Prospective Observational Study to Determine Feasibility, Concordance, and Construct and Predictive Validity of Two Frailty Measures.
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DOI: 10.1093/ptj/pzz057
Abstract: BACKGROUND As the older population increases, larger numbers of older people are exposed to trauma. Frailty can be used to highlight patients at risk of a poorer outcome. OBJECTIVE The objectives of this study were… read more here.
Keywords: predictive validity; frailty measures; construct predictive; trauma ... See more keywords
Implementing Frailty Measures in the Canadian Healthcare System
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DOI: 10.14283/jfa.2018.29
Abstract: Canadian healthcare is changing to include individuals living with frailty, but frailty must be better operationalized and better framed by sound data standards and policy. Frailty results from deficit accumulation in multiple body systems, with… read more here.
Keywords: frailty measures; canadian healthcare; frailty; case finding ... See more keywords