Comparison of Frailty Index to Pneumonia Severity Measures in Older Patients With Pneumonia

Comparison of Frailty Index to Pneumonia Severity Measures in Older Patients With Pneumonia

Objectives: Risk stratification tools are useful to provide appropriate clinical care for older patients with pneumonia. This study aimed to compare a Frailty Index (FI) with pneumonia severity measures, CURB-65, and the Pneumonia Severity Index (PSI), for predicting mortality and persistent disabil...

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Main Authors: Cho, K.H (Author), Kim, D.H (Author), Kim, J.H (Author), Kim, W. (Author), Lee, E.S (Author), Park, C.M (Author), Rhim, H.C (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier Inc. 2022
Subjects:
ADL disability
aged
Aged
Article
body mass
body weight loss
cardiovascular disease
cerebrovascular accident
chronic obstructive lung disease
clinical outcome
cohort analysis
community acquired infection
Community-Acquired Infections
comorbidity
convalescence
CURB-65
CURB-65 score
daily life activity
death
demography
diabetes mellitus
disease severity
female
Female
follow up
frailty
Frailty
frailty index
functional status
functional status assessment
hospital admission
hospitalization
Hospitalization
human
Humans
intermethod comparison
Korea
length of stay
major clinical study
male
mortality
pneumonia
Pneumonia
Pneumonia Severity Index
prediction
prevalence
prognosis
Prognosis
Prospective Studies
prospective study
PSI
Recovery of Function
self report
senescence
serum albumin
severity of illness index
Severity of Illness Index
social status
telephone interview
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