Abstract
Frailty is measured to understand its nature and biology, to aid diagnosis and care planning, to measure outcomes and to stratify risk. Such goals oblige two types of frailty measures - for screening and for assessment - and recognition that not all measures will serve all purposes. When the goal is broad identification of people at risk, a dichotomised approach (frailty is present or absent) is appropriate. If, however, the degree of risk varies, strategies to test grades of frailty will be required. Frailty measures should be implemented and evaluated in relation to the goal for their use.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 545-547 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Age and Ageing |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue number | 4 |
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| Publication status | Published - Jul 1 2015 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© The Author 2015. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the British Geriatrics Society. All rights reserved.
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- Ageing
- Geriatrics and Gerontology
PubMed: MeSH publication types
- Journal Article
- Review
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Rockwood, K., Theou, O., & Mitnitski, A. (2015). What are frailty instruments for? Age and Ageing, 44(4), 545-547. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afv043