Validation of the Clinical Frailty Scale for predicting 90-day mortality in hospitalised older adults screened as at risk of nearing the end of life in Queensland, Australia: a multisite observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Clinical Frailty Scale is an ordinal scale from 1 (very fit) to 9 (terminally ill) commonly used to assess frailty in older patients. It is simple for clinicians to apply and can help identify patients who may benefit from discussions around end-of-life care. We externally validated the Scale to assess its performance for predicting 90-day mortality in a cohort of admitted older patients who had screened positive for being at risk of nearing the end of life.

Methods

We used data from a randomised controlled trial assessing a tailored feedback loop for reducing non-beneficial care. Our study included patients aged 75 and above admitted between May 2020 and June 2021 from 3 Australian hospitals. We assessed whether the Scale could be used in a frail population t

SUBMITTER: Blythe R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12612731 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature