Screening for frailty in primary care: a systematic review of the psychometric properties of the frailty index in community-dwelling older people

To better accommodate for the complex care needs of frail, older people, general practitioners must be capable of easily identifying frailty in daily clinical practice, for example, by using the frailty index (FI). To explore whether the FI is a valid and adequate screening instrument for primary ca...

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Veröffentlicht in:	BMC geriatrics 2014-03, Vol.14 (1), p.27-27, Article 27
Hauptverfasser:	Drubbel, Irene, Numans, Mattijs E, Kranenburg, Guido, Bleijenberg, Nienke, de Wit, Niek J, Schuurmans, Marieke J
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Aged, 80 and over Frail Elderly Frailty Geriatric Assessment - methods Geriatrics Humans Older people Primary care Primary Health Care - methods Primary Health Care - standards Psychometrics - methods Psychometrics - standards Residence Characteristics Validation studies
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