The Prognostic Role of Frailty and Its Recognition With Simple FRAIL and Fried Frailty Questionnaires in Advanced Cancer Patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients with advanced cancer frequently suffer from frailty associated with vulnerability and adverse outcomes. Our aim was to assess the prevalence of frailty and elucidate the utility of two commonly used frailty questionnaires in an advanced cancer population.

Methods

The Fried Frailty Phenotype (FFP) and Simple FRAIL Questionnaire (SFQ) were assessed in hospitalized patients with mostly advanced cancer. Patients were classified by both questionnaires as frail (3-5 points), pre-frail (1-2 points) and robust (0 points) and followed up for all-cause mortality. Utility was evaluated with correlation and survival analysis.

Results

From 11/2017 to 02/2020, 251 mostly advanced cancer patients (61 ± 13 years, 53% men, BMI 25.3 ± 4.8 kg/m², 78% cance

SUBMITTER: Weinlander P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12515984 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature