Oral frailty five-item checklist to predict adverse health outcomes in community-dwelling older adults: A Kashiwa cohort study.

Tomoki TanakaHirohiko HiranoKazunori IkebeTakayuki UedaMasanori Iwasaki Maki ShirobeShunsuke MinakuchiMasahiro Akishita Hidenori Arai Katsuya Iijima

Published in: Geriatrics & gerontology international (2023)

The OF-5 showed strong predictive validity for physical frailty, physical disability and mortality in Japanese older adults. This assessment tool can be implemented in various settings and foster comprehensive prevention through interprofessional collaboration. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2023; 23: 651-659.

Keyphrases

physical activity
mental health
community dwelling
multiple sclerosis
cardiovascular events
patient safety
risk factors
type diabetes
cardiovascular disease
coronary artery disease
psychometric properties
adverse drug