Determining Frailty in People With Intellectual Disabilities in the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Dederieke A M Festen Josje D Schoufour Thessa Irena Maria Hilgenkamp Alyt Oppewal

Published in: Journal of policy and practice in intellectual disabilities (2021)

Our results show the CFS is not suitable to evaluate frailty in individuals with ID, with potential dramatic consequences for triage and decision-making during the COVID-19 pandemic. We strongly recommend using the ID-frailty index when assessing probability of survival for individuals with ID.

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