Diagnosis of frailty in geriatric patients: Is the pictorial fit frail scale an appropriate screening tool in hospital settings?
Open Access
- 1 January 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Vol. 12 (3), 307-314
- https://doi.org/10.22088/CJIM.12.3.307
Abstract
Background: Frailty is accompanied by serious health complications in the elderly, especially during hospitalization. Visual scales have been designed for quick and easy evaluation of frailty in different cultures and settings. Therefore, this study aimed to define the accuracy of the Pictorial Fit Frail Scale (PFFS) for frailty screening in ...Keywords
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