Deepening the understanding of the structural validity of the Tilburg Frailty Indicator.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Psychometric properties of the Tilburg Frailty Indicator (TFI) have shown low internal consistency for psychological and social domains, and evidence for its structure validity is controversial. Moreover, research on TFI is frequently limited to community dwellings.

Aims

To evaluate structural validity, reliability, and convergent and divergent validity of the Spanish version of the Tilburg Frailty Indicator (TFI) in both community-dwelling and institutionalized older people.

Materials and methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted on Spanish older adults (n = 457) recruited from both community settings (n = 322) and nursing homes (n = 135). Participants completed the TFI and other frailty instruments: Fried's Frailty Phenotype, Edmonton Frailty Scale, F

SUBMITTER: Balasch-Bernat M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10200782 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature