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Substitution of self-reported measures for objectively assessed grip strength and slow walk in the Physical Frailty Phenotype: ramifications for validity.
BMC geriatrics - 22 Jul 2023
Bandeen-Roche Karen, Tian Jing, Buta Brian, Walston Jeremy, Xue Qian-Li
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BACKGROUND: Frailty assessment promises to identify older adults at risk for adverse consequences following stressors and target interventions to improve health outcomes. The Physical Frailty Phenotype (PFP) is a widely-studied, well validated assessment but incorporates performance-based slow walk and grip strength criteria that challenge its use in some clinical settings. Variants replacing performance-based...
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