A comparison between the clinical frailty scale and the hospital frailty risk score to risk stratify older people with emergency care needs.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Older adults living with frailty who require treatment in hospitals are increasingly seen in the Emergency Departments (EDs). One quick and simple frailty assessment tool-the Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS)-has been embedded in many EDs in the United Kingdom (UK). However, it carries time/training and cost burden and has significant missing data. The Hospital Frailty Risk Score (HFRS) can be automated and has the potential to reduce costs and increase data availability, but has not been tested for predictive accuracy in the ED. The aim of this study is to assess the correlation between and the ability of the CFS at the ED and HFRS to predict hospital-related outcomes.

Methods

This is a retrospective cohort study using data from Leicester Royal Infirmary hospital duri

SUBMITTER: Alshibani A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9598033 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature