A proposal for a self-rated frailty index and status for patient-oriented research

A proposal for a self-rated frailty index and status for patient-oriented research

Abstract Objective Frailty indices are important predictors of major health outcomes, but mostly designed by and for researchers and specialists. Three of the most commonly used theory-based indices are composite measures that are subject to arbitrary assumptions and biases introduced due to data pr...

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Main Authors: Yi-Sheng Chao, Danielle McGolrick, Chao-Jung Wu, Hsing-Chien Wu, Wei-Chih Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Subjects:
Frailty
Frailty index
Frailty status
Self-rated frailty measure
Phenotype Model
Accumulation of Deficits Model
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-019-4206-3

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