How frail is frail? A systematic scoping review and synthesis of high impact studies

Abstract Aims While the frailty index (FI) is a continuous variable, an FI score of 0.25 has construct and predictive validity to categorise community-dwelling older adults as frail or non-frail. Our study aimed to explore which FI categories (FI scores and labels) were being used in high impact stu...

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Published in:	BMC Geriatrics
Main Authors:	E. H. Gordon, N. Reid, I. S. Khetani, R. E. Hubbard
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2021-12-01
Subjects:	Frailty Frailty index Deficit accumulation
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-021-02671-3

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