Comparison of 4 Frailty Measurements in Relation to Ageing, Physical Performance, and All-Cause Mortality
This study showed that the performance of frailty instruments varies strongly by outcome of interest, sex, and age. This has implications for the choice of the frailty instrument to use in different clinical and research contexts.
Authors
- Silvia Calderazzo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3106-9089)
- Ben Schöttker
- Lei Peng
- Bernd Holleczek
- Klaus Hauer
- Hermann Brenner
Institutions
- German Cancer Research Center (DE)
- Heidelberg University (DE)
- University Hospital Heidelberg (DE)
- Krebsregister Saarland (DE)
- Heidelberg University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
- Published
- 2026-03-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2026.106161
- Primary Topic
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum