Feasibility of implementing a telephone-based frailty assessment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite the growing literature on the importance of identifying and managing frailty, its assessment has been limited in clinical settings. With the goal of integrating frailty assessment into routine clinical practice, this quality improvement project aimed to determine the feasibility, acceptability, and utility of administering a telephone-based frailty assessment.

Methods

Between 9/2020 and 6/2021, we identified 169 established patients with serious illnesses in an academic primary care-geriatric clinic. Patients were contacted via telephone, and their current medical, functional, nutritional, cognitive, and mood statuses were assessed using validated screening tools. A deficit-accumulation frailty score was then calculated using an electronic medical record-b

SUBMITTER: Sison SDM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9772097 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature