The Prognostic and Discriminatory Utility of the Clinical Frailty Scale and Modified Frailty Index Compared to Age

The Prognostic and Discriminatory Utility of the Clinical Frailty Scale and Modified Frailty Index Compared to Age

<b>Background</b>: There is no consensus on the optimal method for the assessment of frailty. We compared the prognostic utility of two approaches (modified Frailty Index [mFI], Clinical Frailty Scale [CFS]) in older adults (≥65 years) hospitalised with COVID-19 versus age. <b>Meth...

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Main Authors: Ben Carter, Victoria L. Keevil, Atul Anand, Christopher N. Osuafor, Robert J. B. Goudie, Jacobus Preller, Matthew Lowry, Sarah Clunie, Susan D. Shenkin, Kathryn McCarthy, Jonathan Hewitt, Terence J. Quinn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-08-01
Series:Geriatrics
Subjects:
older people
COVID-19
frailty
clinical frailty scale
modified frailty index
prognosis
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2308-3417/7/5/87

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