A Computerized Frailty Assessment Tool at Points-of-Care: Development of a Standalone Electronic Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment/Frailty Index (eFI-CGA)

A Computerized Frailty Assessment Tool at Points-of-Care: Development of a Standalone Electronic Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment/Frailty Index (eFI-CGA)

Background: Frailty is characterized by loss of biological reserves and is associated with an increased risk of adverse health outcomes. Frailty can be operationalized using a Frailty Index (FI) based on the accumulation of health deficits; items under health evaluation in the well-established Compr...

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Main Authors: Katayoun Sepehri, McKenzie Sarah Braley, Betty Chinda, Macy Zou, Brandon Tang, Grace Park, Antonina Garm, Robert McDermid, Kenneth Rockwood, Xiaowei Song
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
aging
frailty
frailty index
comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA)
electronic assessment tools
healthcare
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpubh.2020.00089/full

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