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3 de dic. de 2022 · Scoring the Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) requires clinical judgment. Increased uptake of the CFS internationally – bolstered by the recent COVID-19 pandemic – has led to the CFS being used by many health care professionals who do not have formal training in frailty care.
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23 de abr. de 2023 · The clinical frailty scale is a 9-point scale that quantifies frailty based on function in individual patients. It is complemented by a visual chart to assist with the classification of frailty. Higher scores indicate increased frailty and associated risks.
- Priya Mendiratta, Rafay Latif
- 2023/04/23
- 2021
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The Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) is a straightforward and accessible tool that can be used to quickly and simply assess frailty. It has been validated in adults aged over 65 years. This tool can help optimize quality of lifeoutcomes for geriatric patients. Key Points 1. A score from 1 (very fit) to 9 (terminally ill) is given based on the descripti...
The CFS is easy and quick to administer in a clinical setting. It requires data collection by observing the patient mobilise and inquiring about their habitual physical activityand ability. The clinicians assess whether the patient can independently perform tasks such as bathing, dressing, housework, going upstairs, going out alone, going shopping,...
The scale can be introduced by saying something like: “I’d like to know how you are doing overall.” and then enquiring about: 1. How the person moved, functioned, thought, and felt about their health over the last two weeks? 2. How active the person is? 3. Which medicationsthe patient is taking. Experienced clinicians can quickly estimate which ill...
Reliability: The CFS is a reliable instrument to identify frailty in the emergency department. It might provide useful information for decision-making with triage, disposition, and treatment. Applying the CFS to patients requires a clinical judgment of the examining clinician and thus may lead to inter-observer variation. The inter-rater reliabilit...
Clinical Frailty Scale*. Very Fit – People who are robust, active, energetic and motivated. These people commonly exercise regularly. They are among the fittest for their age. Well – People who have no active disease symptoms but are less fit than category 1.
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La escala clínica de fragilidad (CFS, Clinical Frailty Scale) explica y describe gráficamente diferentes grados de fragilidad y discapacidad, de acuerdo con su nivel de vulnerabilidad.
Frailty, which is a geriatric syndrome that affects 5% to 17% of older adults, is a state of increased vulnerability across multiple health domains that leads to adverse health outcomes. Frail...
31 de may. de 2024 · Herramienta para calcular la Escala FRAIL de fragilidad.
