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Screening for Frailty Using the FRAIL Scale in Older Cancer Survivors: A Cross-sectional Comparison With the Fried Phenotype.
Seminars in oncology nursing - 1 Apr 2024
Cheung Denise Shuk Ting, Ho Mu-Hsing, Chau Pui Hing, Yu Doris Sau Fung, Chan Wing Lok, Soong Sung Inda, Woo Jean, Lin Chia Chin
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OBJECTIVES: To examine the diagnostic performance of the FRAIL Scale for frailty screening with reference to the Fried phenotype and investigate its association with health outcomes in older cancer survivors. DATA SOURCE: In this cross-sectional quantitative study, participants were post-treatment cancer survivors aged 65 or above. Measurements included the FRAIL Scale, Fried phenotype, Geriatric Depression...
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