Validation of the Pictorial Fit-Frail Scale in a memory clinic setting.
Lindsay M K WallaceLisa McGarrigleKenneth RockwoodMelissa K AndrewOlga TheouPublished in: International psychogeriatrics (2019)
The PFFS is feasible, even among people with some slight cognitive impairment, though it may be less useful when patients with severe dementia administer it to themselves. Further, the PFFS may help inform clinicians about areas of concern as identified by patients, enabling them to contribute more to diagnostic and treatment decisions or helping with health tracking and care planning.
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