Perspectives on the representation of frailty in the electronic frailty index.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Frailty is a state of increased vulnerability from physical, social, and cognitive factors resulting in greater risk of negative health-related outcomes and increased healthcare expenditure. A 36-factor electronic frailty index (eFI) developed in the United Kingdom calculates frailty scores using electronic medical record data. There is currently no standardization of frailty screening in Canadian primary care. In order to implement the eFI in a Canadian context, adaptation of the tool is necessary because frailty is represented by different clinical terminologies in the UK and Canada. In considering the promise of implementing an eFI in British Columbia, Canada, we first looked at the content validation of the 36-factor eFI. Our research question was: Does the eFI repre

SUBMITTER: Thandi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10759446 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature