Simpler modified fried frailty scale as a practical tool to evaluate physical frailty: Methodological report for its cross-cultural adaptation and validation

Bahat G., Ilhan B., Erdogan T., Catikkas N. M., Karan M. A., Drey M., ...Daha Fazla

EXPERIMENTAL GERONTOLOGY, cilt.166, 2022 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 166
  • Basım Tarihi: 2022
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.exger.2022.111887
  • Dergi Adı: EXPERIMENTAL GERONTOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Abstracts in Social Gerontology, BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Simpler Modified Fried Frailty Scale, Frailty, Methodology, Validation, Adaptation, Protocol, NUTRITIONAL-STATUS, SKELETAL-MUSCLE, OLDER-ADULTS, MORTALITY, INDEX, ASSOCIATION, COMORBIDITIES, QUESTIONNAIRE, POLYPHARMACY, INSTRUMENTS
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Frailty is a common geriatric syndrome that indicates homeostenosis and increased risk of disability and mor-tality. It is amenable to intervention when detected. Hence, screening frailty is of utmost importance to preserve quality-of-life and function in older age. Simpler Modified Fried Frailty Scale is a very practical frailty screening tool that has recently been introduced and has rooted from the original Fried Scale. It is developed in Turkish and has been shown to predict mortality in nursing home residents. Considering the variety of languages in Europe, it seems valid to adapt and validate this tool in different European languages. Thereby, it is expected that clinicians will have the possibility to screen for frailty more quickly and easily in their practice across many countries. This report is written to explain the details of the final consensus methodology suggested for Simpler Modified Fried Frailty Scale validation in order to guide and help the research teams in their studies.