The Multidimensional Prognostic Index as a Measure of Frailty in Elderly Patients with Head and Neck Cancer.
Ajay T BakasAniel SewnaikJaclyn van StraatenRobert J Baatenburg de JongFrancesco U S Mattace-RasoHarmke A Polinder-BosPublished in: Clinical interventions in aging (2021)
Almost one-third of the included patients with head and neck cancer was mild or severe frail. A higher MPI-score, indicating higher degree of frailty, was associated with worse physical performance by lower handgrip strength, gait speed, and a slower TUGT. Thus, the MPI reflects the degree of frailty.