Core requirements of frailty screening in the emergency department: an international Delphi consensus study.
Elizabeth MoloneyMark R O'DonovanChristopher R CarpenterFabio SalviElsa DentSimon Pieter MooijaartEmiel O HoogendijkJean WooJohn MorleyRuth E HubbardMatteo CesariEmer AhernRoman Romero-OrtunoRosa McnamaraAnne O'KeefeAnn HealyPieter HeerenDarren McloughlinConor DeasyLouise MartinAudrey Anne BrousseauDuygu SezginPaul BernardKara McloughlinJiraporn Sri-OnDon MeladyLucinda EdgeIde O'ShaughnessyJill Van DammeMagnolia CardonaJennifer KirbyLauren SoutherlandAndrew CostaDouglas SinclairCathy MaxwellMarie DoyleEbony LewisGrace CorcoranDebra EaglesFrances DockerySimon ConroySuzanne TimmonsRónán O'CaoimhPublished in: Age and ageing (2024)
Although a clear consensus was reached on important requirements of frailty screening in ED, and variables to include in an ideal screen, more research is required to operationalise screening in clinical practice.