Validation of an automatically generated screening score for frailty: the care assessment need (CAN) score.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Frailty is a state of vulnerability to stressors that is prevalent in older adults and is associated with higher morbidity, mortality and healthcare utilization. Multiple instruments are used to measure frailty; most are time-consuming. The Care Assessment Need (CAN) score is automatically generated from electronic health record data using a statistical model. The methodology for calculation of the CAN score is consistent with the deficit accumulation model of frailty. At a 95 percentile, the CAN score is a predictor of hospitalization and mortality in Veteran populations. The purpose of this study was to validate the CAN score as a screening tool for frailty in primary care.

Methods

This is a cross-sectional, validation study compared the CAN score with a 40-item

SUBMITTER: Ruiz JG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5935952 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature