Korean version of the Fatigue, Resistance, Ambulation, Illnesses and Loss of weight questionnaire versus the Modified Kihon Checklist for Frailty Screening in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: The Aging Study of PyeongChang Rural Area.

Il Young Jang Hee Won Jung Chang Ki LeeKwang Ho JangEun-Il ChoJu Jin JungEuna ParkJuyoung KimYoung Soo Lee Eun Ju Lee Dae Hyun Kim

Published in: Geriatrics & gerontology international (2017)

For frailty screening in community-dwelling older adults, the simple K-FRAIL questionnaire might not be inferior to the current standard of the Kihon + 3 index, and it might be more sensitive and less specific than the original Kihon checklist. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2017; 17: 2046-2052.

Keyphrases

psychometric properties
community dwelling
cross sectional
south africa
body mass index
weight loss
patient reported
depressive symptoms