Frailty screening in dermato-oncology practice: a modified Delphi study and a systematic review of the literature.
Marieke E C van WindenSimone GarcovichKetty PerisGiuseppe Ferdinando CollocaElke M G J de JongMarije E HamakerPeter Cornelis Maria van de KerkhofSatish F K LubeekPublished in: Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV (2020)
The G8 appears the most suitable FST for assessing frailty in older adults with skin cancer, although clinical studies assessing its use in a dermato-oncology population are needed to further assess whether or not frailty in this particular patient group is associated with relevant outcomes (e.g. complications and mortality), as seen in previous studies in other medical fields.