Differential utility of various frailty diagnostic tools in non-geriatric hospital departments of several countries: A longitudinal study.

Marta Checa-LópezAngel Rodriguez-LasoJose Antonio CarniceroJuan Jose Solano-JaurrietaOlga Saavedra ObermansAlan SinclairFrancesco LandiAngelo ScuteriAlejandro Álvarez-BustosWalter Sepúlveda-LoyolaLeocadio Rodríguez-Mañas

Published in: European journal of clinical investigation (2023)

Frailty is a highly frequent condition in older people attending non-geriatric hospital departments. We recommend that based upon their current feasibility and predictive ability, the FRAIL scale, CFS and FP should be preferentially used in these settings. The low concordance among the tools and differences in prevalence reported and predictive ability suggest the existence of different subtypes of frailty.

Keyphrases

community dwelling
healthcare
acute care
adverse drug
hip fracture
risk factors
emergency department
tertiary care
drug induced