Validation of “(fr)AGILE”: a quick tool to identify multidimensional frailty in the elderly

Validation of “(fr)AGILE”: a quick tool to identify multidimensional frailty in the elderly

Abstract Background Several tools have been proposed and validated to operationally define frailty. Recently, the Italian Frailty index (IFi), an Italian modified version of Frailty index, has been validated but its use in clinical practice is limited by long time of administration. Therefore, the a...

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Main Authors: Ilaria Liguori, Gennaro Russo, Giulia Bulli, Francesco Curcio, Veronica Flocco, Gianlugi Galizia, David Della-Morte, Gaetano Gargiulo, Gianluca Testa, Francesco Cacciatore, Domenico Bonaduce, Pasquale Abete
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Subjects:
Frailty
Multidimensional
Comprehensive geriatric assessment
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12877-020-01788-1

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