Development of FastFrail—a rapid frailty screening tool for medical calls: a development study based on cross-sectional data from an urgent care centre in Norway
Receiving help weekly, being homebound and using a walking aid are strong indicators of frailty among urgent care patients. We developed a frailty screening tool for medical calls-FastFrail-consisting of three simple, binary questions (yes/no) on these aspects. We hypothesise that FastFrail can supplement traditional symptom-based triage and enable more accurate assessment of older adults calling for acute medical help. We intend to test the tool in clinical practice.
Authors
- Marit Stordal Bakken (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2669-5926)
- Isabel Sebjørnsen
- Valborg Baste (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6640-9747)
- Anette Hylen Ranhoff
- Christine Gulla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1974-3915)
- Martine Nybakk Vedvik
- Nora Advocaat Wigand
Institutions
- Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NO)
- NORCE Research AS (NO)
- Diakonhjemmet Hospital (NO)
- Haraldsplass Diakonale Sykehus (NO)
- University of Bergen (NO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2025-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-095953
- Primary Topic
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00