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Screening for Frailty With the FRAIL Scale: A Comparison With the Phenotype Criteria.
Journal of the American Medical Directors Association - 1 Jul 2017
Aprahamian Ivan, Cezar Natália Oiring de Castro, Izbicki Rafael, Lin Sumika Mori, Paulo Débora Lee Vianna, Fattori André, Biella Marina Maria, Jacob Filho Wilson, Yassuda Mônica Sanches
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Reliable and valid frailty screening instruments are lacking. The aim of the present study was to compare the diagnostic properties of the FRAIL-BR with Fried's frailty phenotype (CHS), which has not been done. METHODS: Cross-sectional observational study of 124 older adults aged 60 or older from 2 university-based geriatric outpatient units in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. In ROC analyses, we...
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