Defining frailty using a modified Fried’s Frailty Phenotype in a Southern African context

Culture and language sensitive questions for self-reported exhaustion and weight loss, CHS thresholds for low PA, and population dependent thresholds for GS and WS were the most suitable modifications in a Southern African setting, highlighting the need for region-specific adaptations when diagnosing frailty.

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PLoS ONE
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2026-02-04
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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0340723
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Frailty in Older Adults
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Defining frailty using a modified Fried’s Frailty Phenotype in a Southern African context

B. Cassim, H. Wilson, F. Paruk, A. Mike Burton et al.
PLoS ONE
Frailty in Older Adults
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Defining frailty using a modified Fried’s Frailty Phenotype in a Southern African context

B. Cassim, H. Wilson, F. Paruk, A. Mike Burton, R. Patel, E. I. Y. Madela, C. L. Gregson, A. M. Manyara, L. Gates, C. Grundy, K. A. Ward, B. Mbanjwa, F. Habana
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Abstract

Culture and language sensitive questions for self-reported exhaustion and weight loss, CHS thresholds for low PA, and population dependent thresholds for GS and WS were the most suitable modifications in a Southern African setting, highlighting the need for region-specific adaptations when diagnosing frailty.

PLoS ONEVol. 21(2)
University of Bristol (GB), London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB), MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit (GB), University of KwaZulu-Natal (ZA)
Wellcome Trust, National Institute for Health and Care Research, Department of Health and Social Care, Medical Research Council
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Frailty in Older Adults
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