The simpler modified fried frailty scale predicts 2-year mortality in older adults with heart failure: a pilot study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The Simpler Modified Fried Frailty Scale (SMFFS) has recently been developed from the original Fried scale to ease its use in clinical practice, by transforming the items requiring measurements into the self-reported inquiries. Its predictive validity needs to be clarified, especially in populations with a high prevalence of frailty, such as patients with heart failure (HF). Primary aim of this study is to find out the prevalence of frailty in older patients with HF by using SMFFS and show its concordance with other frailty assessment tools. Secondary aim is to reveal whether SMFFS is useful to predict mortality in follow-up.

Method

This is a prospective, follow-up study including older adults (≥ 65 years) with HF. SMFFS was used to assess frailty phenotype and pre

SUBMITTER: Kucuk C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11753092 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature