Differences in Characteristics Between Physical Frailty Assessments in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Observational Study.
Yasutomo TanakaMasatoshi HanadaChika KitagawaKazuaki SuyamaRyota ShiroishiNaoto RikitomiTohru TsudaYoshiaki UtsunomiyaTakako TanakaKazuya ShingaiYorihide YanagitaRyo KozuPublished in: International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (2023)
We showed that the degree of agreement was fair with the J-CHS criteria detecting a higher prevalence than the SPPB. Our findings suggest that the J-CHS criteria may be useful in people with COPD with the aim of providing interventions to reverse frailty in the early stages.