Handgrip Strength and Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate in a Frailty Unit: A Retrospective Study

Frail patients assessed with the FRAIL scale had a significantly lower i-HGS and f-HGS and a higher length of stay. In this study, we found frailty and DHEAS to be not associated and DHEAS values to be not correlated with i-HGS or f-HGS. In our opinion, the creation of an FU with an initial FRAIL scale screening and HGS measurement might have a significant impact on identifying frail people and ensuring the implementation of a multimodal multidisciplinary approach.