Preliminary results of a multidimensional approach to screen for frailty in community-dwelling older adults of eight Italian regions: the SUNFRAIL+ study
The study demonstrates important different correlation levels, firstly between the assessment of frailty by SUNFRAIL and the perceived QoL; secondarily among all SUNFRAIL spheres and their second test sets that more objectively evaluate each frailty domain. The study demonstrates that the SUNFRAIL+ approach accurately assesses frailty status owing to its strong correlation with the SF-12 quality of life assessment.
Authors
- Paola Obbia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4838-2058)
- Anna Maddalena Basso
- Michele Virgolesi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4619-0711)
- Lorenzo Mercurio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8125-5042)
- Guido Iaccarino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8997-835X)
- Moira Borgioli
- Matteo Dell’Acqua (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5703-8382)
- Vincenzo De Luca (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5421-3584)
- Simona Sforzin
- Fortunata Denisi
- Stefano Toccoli
- Michele Bisogno
- Lisa Leonardini
- Maddalena Illario (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9834-6517)
- Clara Donnoli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-1315-5229)
- Daniela Adamo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3784-4229)
- Lola Patumi
- Giuseppe Liotta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1990-1816)
- Manuela Ruatta
- Edoardo Carnevale
- Valeria Formosa
- Ernesto Palummeri
- Valentina Cacciapuoti
- Marcello Minichini
- Dario Bruzzese
Institutions
- University of Insubria (IT)
- University of Rome Tor Vergata (IT)
- Rina Services (Italy) (IT)
- Ospedale di San Donà di Piave (IT)
- Regional Health (US)
- Provincia Autonoma di Trento (IT)
- Health Protection Agency (MV)
- Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Lariana (IT)
- Agenzia Regionale per la Protezione dell'ambiente ligure (IT)
- University of Naples Federico II (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2025-04-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1543724
- Citations
- 8
- Primary Topic
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 9.79
Funders
- Kessler Foundation
- European Commission
- Regione Piemonte
- Regione Toscana
- Provincia Autonoma di Trento
- Third Health Programme