Development and Psychometric Validation of a New Scale for Assessment and Screening of Frailty Among Older Indians.

Karishma DeJoyita BanerjeeSreerag P RajanPrasun ChatterjeeAvinash ChakrawartyMaroof A KhanVishwajeet SinghAparajit Ballav Dey

Published in: Clinical interventions in aging (2021)

The FAST is a validated tool with good psychometric properties. It is expected that it will be helpful in screening pre-frail and frail older adults in India and other LMICs and guide in clinical decision making for intervention.

Keyphrases

psychometric properties
community dwelling
decision making
randomized controlled trial
physical activity