The Prognostic and Discriminatory Utility of the Clinical Frailty Scale and Modified Frailty Index Compared to Age.
Ben Carter,
Victoria L Keevil,
Atul Anand,
Christopher N Osuafor,
Robert JB Goudie,
Jacobus Preller,
Matthew Lowry,
Sarah Clunie,
Susan D Shenkin,
Kathryn McCarthy,
Jonathan Hewitt,
Terence J Quinn
Aug 25, 2022
Background: There is no consensus on the optimal method for the assessment of frailty. We compared the prognostic utility of two approaches (modified Frailty Index [mFI], Clinical Frailty Scale [CFS]) in older adults (≥65 years)...