Development and Validation of the Chinese Frailty Screening Scale: A Study among Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Shanghai.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Based on intrinsic capacity (IC) as defined by the World Health Organization, an accelerated decline may be an important precursor of frailty among older adults; however, there is a lack of validated instruments that both screen for frailty and monitor IC. This study aims to develop a comprehensive and acculturative frailty screening scale to determine healthy aging among older Chinese adults.

Setting and participants

A cross-sectional and a cohort study both based on community-dwelling older adults aged 65 and older.

Methods

This study mainly consisted of two parts. First, the selection and revision of 20 items related to frailty based on a literature review, expert consultation, and stakeholder analysis; second, a cross-sectional study was conducted to si

SUBMITTER: Ye B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9517433 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature