Zulfiqar Frailty Scale: Overview, Stakes, and Possibilities
Very few frailty scales are used by general practitioners, as they are time consuming and cumbersome. We developed a frailty screening tool for use in primary care, referred to as the Zulfiqar Frailty Scale (ZFS). This scale was tested in multiple general practitioners’ offices in France, and these...
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| description | Very few frailty scales are used by general practitioners, as they are time consuming and cumbersome. We developed a frailty screening tool for use in primary care, referred to as the Zulfiqar Frailty Scale (ZFS). This scale was tested in multiple general practitioners’ offices in France, and these studies were published. In this paper, we offer a summary of these results. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-35aa9052e63b483ab9af68ff5f57e90a2023-11-23T09:29:23ZengMDPI AGMedicines2305-63202021-11-018127310.3390/medicines8120073Zulfiqar Frailty Scale: Overview, Stakes, and PossibilitiesAbrar-Ahmad Zulfiqar0Ibrahima Dembélé1Service de Médecine Interne, Diabète et Maladies Métaboliques de la Clinique Médicale B, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg et Equipe EA 3072 “Mitochondrie, Stress Oxydant et Protection Musculaire”, Faculté de Médecine-Université de Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, FranceService de Médecine Interne, Diabète et Maladies Métaboliques de la Clinique Médicale B, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg et Equipe EA 3072 “Mitochondrie, Stress Oxydant et Protection Musculaire”, Faculté de Médecine-Université de Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, FranceVery few frailty scales are used by general practitioners, as they are time consuming and cumbersome. We developed a frailty screening tool for use in primary care, referred to as the Zulfiqar Frailty Scale (ZFS). This scale was tested in multiple general practitioners’ offices in France, and these studies were published. In this paper, we offer a summary of these results.https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6320/8/12/73Zulfiqar Frailty Scale (ZFS)frailty syndromeprimary care |
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| title | Zulfiqar Frailty Scale: Overview, Stakes, and Possibilities |
| title_full | Zulfiqar Frailty Scale: Overview, Stakes, and Possibilities |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Zulfiqar Frailty Scale: Overview, Stakes, and Possibilities |
| title_short | Zulfiqar Frailty Scale: Overview, Stakes, and Possibilities |
| title_sort | zulfiqar frailty scale overview stakes and possibilities |
| topic | Zulfiqar Frailty Scale (ZFS) frailty syndrome primary care |
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