biostudies-literatureUnknown9(11)Rosenberg TDepartment of Family Practice University of British ColumbiaOBJECTIVE:To assess the value of using frailty measures in primary care for predicting death, nursing home transfer (NHT) and hospital admission. DESIGN:Cohort study. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS:All 380 people, mean age 88.4, living in the community and receiving home-based primary geriatric care from one practice in Victoria, Canada. INTERVENTIONS/MEASUREMENTS:A 60 min baseline assessment which included: Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS), EuroQol EQ-5D-5L (EQ-5D), EuroQol Visual Analogue Scale (EQ-VAS) and Gait Speed (Gaitspeed). OUTCOMES:Death, NHT and hospital admission. RESULTS:During 18 months of follow-up, there were 39 (10.3%) deaths, 48 (12.6%) NHTs and 93 (24.5%) individuals admitted to hospital. All three outcomes were predicted by: CFS Level 6+7/4+5 (HR death 5.92, 95% CI 3.12 to 11.22,BMJ opene032712https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC6858169biostudies-literatureUsing frailty and quality of life measures in clinical care of the elderly in Canada to predict death, nursing home transfer and hospitalisation - the frailty and ageing cohort study.PMC6858169Rosenberg THay VMontgomery PLattimer RfalseUsing frailty and quality of life measures in clinical care of the elderly in Canada to predict death, nursing home transfer and hospitalisation - the frailty and ageing cohort study.OBJECTIVE:To assess the value of using frailty measures in primary care for predicting death, nursing home transfer (NHT) and hospital admission. DESIGN:Cohort study. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS:All 380 people, mean age 88.4, living in the community and receiving home-based primary geriatric care from one practice in Victoria, Canada. INTERVENTIONS/MEASUREMENTS:A 60 min baseline assessment which included: Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS), EuroQol EQ-5D-5L (EQ-5D), EuroQol Visual Analogue Scale (EQ-VAS) and Gait Speed (Gaitspeed). OUTCOMES:Death, NHT and hospital admission. RESULTS:During 18 months of follow-up, there were 39 (10.3%) deaths, 48 (12.6%) NHTs and 93 (24.5%) individuals admitted to hospital. All three outcomes were predicted by: CFS Level 6+7/4+5 (HR death 5.92, 95% CI 3.12 to 11.22,2019-01-01T00:00:00Z2019 Nov2025-04-19T04:02:21.374Z2020-05-21T20:44:05ZS-EPMC68581693172295310.1136/bmjopen-2019-032712