Clinical Correlates and Implications of the Reliability of the Frailty Index in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging.

Quoc Dinh Nguyen Erica E M MoodieMark R KeezerChristina Wolfson

Published in: The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences (2022)

Variability in the number and composition of items of individual FIs strongly influences their reliability. Estimates using FIs may not be sufficiently stable for generalizing results or direct application. We propose avenues to improve the development, reporting, and interpretation of FIs.

Keyphrases

adverse drug
emergency department
community dwelling
electronic health record