Frailty assessment in patients with systemic sclerosis
Over half of SSc patients exhibited frailty, which correlated with both SSc-related organ damage and comorbidities. PC-FI appears to predict death and hospitalisations in SSc patients, highlighting frailty assessment as a potential tool for health program planning.
Authors
- Franco Franceschini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3678-6124)
- Paolo Airó (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5241-1918)
- Liala Moschetti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4976-9550)
- Eleonora Pedretti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-5296-0416)
- Maria Grazia Lazzaroni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1860-6866)
- Elda Piovani
- C. Barison (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-5772-3482)
Institutions
- Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale degli Spedali Civili di Brescia (IT)
- University of Brescia (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology
- Published
- 2024-08-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.55563/clinexprheumatol/h04798
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.42