What can we learn from 68 000 clinical frailty scale scores? Evaluating the utility of frailty assessment in emergency departments
The CFS is associated with crucial patient outcomes in the ED. Inter-rater variability and potentially confounding factors can limit its consistency. Automation to enhance CFS score reliability should be explored as a means to support proactive management.
Authors
- Kenneth J. Rockwood (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6674-995X)
- Zina Ibrahim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6203-2727)
- Cara Jennings
- Jane Tippett
- James Teo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6899-8319)
- Dan Wilson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1363-147X)
- Hugh Logan Ellis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6428-0158)
- Dan F. Stein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7904-832X)
- Julie C. Whitney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4109-9970)
- Liam Dunnell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4642-9334)
- R. L. Eyres
Institutions
- Dalhousie University (CA)
- King's College London (GB)
- Princess Royal University Hospital (GB)
- King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- University Hospital Lewisham (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Age and Ageing
- Published
- 2025-03-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afaf093
- Citations
- 16
- Primary Topic
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 19.58