Frailty and Mortality Risk in COPD: A Cohort Study Comparing the Fried Frailty Phenotype and Short Physical Performance Battery.
Lisa Jane BrightonClaire M NolanRuth E BarkerSuhani PatelJessica A WalshOliver PolgarSamantha S C KonWei GaoCatherine J EvansMatthew MaddocksWilliam D C ManPublished in: International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (2023)
In stable COPD, both the FFP and SPPB identify similar proportions of people living with/without frailty, the majority with matching classifications. Both measures can identify individuals with multidimensional health challenges and increased mortality risk and provide additional information alongside established prognostic variables.