FRAILTOOLS study protocol: a comprehensive validation of frailty assessment tools to screen and diagnose frailty in different clinical and social settings and to provide instruments for integrated care in older adults

Dozens of scales and questionnaires have been used in the detection of frailty; however, a generalized method for its screening and diagnosis is still lacking in clinical settings. FRAILTOOLS´ main objective is to evaluate the usefulness of frailty scales in the detection of frailty in different cli...

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Published in:BMC geriatrics 2019-03, Vol.19 (1), p.86-86, Article 86
Main Authors: Checa-López, Marta, Oviedo-Briones, Myriam, Pardo-Gómez, Armando, Gonzales-Turín, Jimmy, Guevara-Guevara, Tania, Carnicero, José Antonio, Alamo-Ascencio, Shirley, Landi, Francesco, Cesari, Matteo, Grodzicki, Tomasz, Rodriguez-Mañas, Leocadio
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Language:English
Subjects:
Accidental Falls - prevention & control
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Aging
Algorithms
Ambulatory Care - methods
Ambulatory Care - standards
Ambulatory care facilities
Assessment tools
Cognitive ability
Comorbidity
Delivery of Health Care, Integrated - methods
Delivery of Health Care, Integrated - standards
Elderly
Elderly patients
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Frail Elderly
FRAILTOOLS project
Frailty
Frailty - diagnosis
Frailty - epidemiology
Frailty - therapy
Geriatric assessment
Geriatric Assessment - methods
Geriatrics
Health Services for the Aged - standards
Humans
Life expectancy
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Medical diagnosis
Medical examination
Methods
Mortality
Nursing home patients
Nursing homes
Nursing Homes - standards
Older adults
Older people
Phenotypes
Population
Primary care nursing
Primary Health Care - methods
Primary Health Care - standards
Prospective Studies
Questionnaires
Reproducibility of Results
Social aspects
Study Protocol
Surveys and Questionnaires - standards
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Summary:Dozens of scales and questionnaires have been used in the detection of frailty; however, a generalized method for its screening and diagnosis is still lacking in clinical settings. FRAILTOOLS´ main objective is to evaluate the usefulness of frailty scales in the detection of frailty in different clinical and social settings, and its integration in management algorithms for the frail older patient. FRAILTOOLS is an observational, longitudinal and prospective study with a follow-up of 6, 12 and 18 months. People older than 75 years old will be recruited from three separate clinical settings (acute geriatric wards, geriatric outpatient clinics and primary care) and one social setting (nursing homes). Exclusion criteria include Mini-mental State Examination
ISSN:1471-2318
1471-2318
DOI:10.1186/s12877-019-1042-1