Validity of the Clinical Frailty Scale in Korean older patients at a geriatric clinic.

ABSTRACT:

Background/aims

We aimed to assess the validity of the Korean translated version of the Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) in determining the frailty status in geriatric outpatients.

Methods

The records of 123 ambulatory outpatients who had undergone CFS and comprehensive geriatric assessments (CGAs) including measurements for the Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS) frailty scale and the frailty index (CGA-FI) were analyzed. Correlations between CFS, CHS frailty scale, and CGA-FI were assessed. The ability of CFS to classify frailty status was calculated using the CHS frailty scale and CGA-FI as references.

Results

The mean CFS score was 3.2 in the study population, with a mean age of 77.49 years (45.5% men). Individuals with higher CFS scores were older, had a greater burden

SUBMITTER: Jung HW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8435494 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature