Development and validation of a shortened and practical frailty index for people with intellectual disabilities.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is no widely used instrument to detect frailty in people with intellectual disabilities (IDs). We aimed to develop and validate a shorter and more practical version of a published frailty index for people with IDs.

Method

This study was part of the longitudinal 'Healthy Ageing and Intellectual Disability' study. We included 982 people with IDs aged 50 years and over. The previously developed and validated ID-Frailty Index consisting of 51 deficits was used as the basis for the shortened version, the ID-FI Short Form. Content of the ID-FI Short Form was based on statistics and clinical and practical feasibility. We evaluated the precision and validity of the ID-FI Short Form using the internal consistency, the correlation between the ID-FI Short Form and the

SUBMITTER: Schoufour JD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9305773 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature