Age and Ageing· 2013Q1
The frailty phenotype and the frailty index: different instruments for different purposes
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Short summary
The frailty phenotype and Frailty Index, though often seen as interchangeable, are distinct and complementary tools for assessing frailty in older adults.
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Key points
- Frailty phenotype (Fried et al.) and Frailty Index (Rockwood et al.) are distinct operational definitions of frailty.
- These instruments are often incorrectly considered interchangeable alternatives.
- The paper argues they are complementary and should be used together.
- Guidance is provided for their appropriate implementation in clinical practice.
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Abstract
The integration of frailty measures in clinical practice is crucial for the development of interventions against disabling conditions in older persons. The frailty phenotype (proposed and validated by Fried and colleagues in the Cardiovascular Health Study) and the Frailty Index (proposed and validated by Rockwood and colleagues in the Canadian Study of Health and Aging) represent the most known operational definitions of frailty in older persons. Unfortunately, they are often wrongly considered as alternatives and/or substitutables. These two instruments are indeed very different and should rather be considered as complementary. In the present paper, we discuss about the designs and rationals of the two instruments, proposing the correct ways for having them implemented in the clinical setting.
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Field: Geriatrics and Gerontology
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