A reliable and record-based frailty assessment method for older medical inpatients.

Troels Kjærskov Hansen Else Marie Damsgaard Seham Shahla Jens Meldgaard Bruun Merete Gregersen

Published in: European geriatric medicine (2020)

The record-based MPI rating method has an acceptable inter-rater reliability, good inter-method reliability, and high agreement as compared to the bedside-rated MPI. The diagnostic accuracy seems considerable. The record-based MPI seems useful in retrospective frailty assessment among older medical inpatients.

Keyphrases

community dwelling
healthcare
physical activity
cross sectional