Construct validity of the electronic Veterans Affairs Frailty Index against clinician frailty assessment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Electronic frailty indices (eFIs) can expand measurement of frailty in research and practice and have demonstrated predictive validity in associations with clinical outcomes. However, their construct validity is less well studied. We aimed to assess the construct validity of the VA-FI, an eFI developed for use in the U.S. Veterans Affairs Healthcare System.

Methods

Veterans who underwent comprehensive geriatric assessments between January 31, 2019 and June 6, 2022 at VA Boston and had sufficient data documented for a comprehensive geriatric assessment-frailty index (CGA-FI) were included. The VA-FI, based on diagnostic and procedural codes, and the CGA-FI, based on geriatrician-measured deficits, were calculated for each patient. Geriatricians also assessed the Cl

SUBMITTER: DuMontier C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10841281 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature