Approach to the development of a frailty index based on comprehensive geriatric assessment in nursing home
Objective: To carry out an approach for the development of a frailty index in nursing homes and to analize its potential use in order to individualize the pharmacological treatment. Method: The frailty index was constructed from the information included in the comprehensive geriatric assessment...
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| author | Juan Francisco Peris-Martí Mª Ángeles Parro Martín Elia Fernández-Villalba Patricia Bravo José |
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| description | Objective: To carry out an approach for the development of a frailty index in nursing homes and to analize its potential use in order to individualize the pharmacological treatment.
Method: The frailty index was constructed from the information included in the comprehensive geriatric assessment established in nursing homes. The index has been retrospectively applied to the patients of two centers using the last comprehensive geriatric assessment of each one.
Results: 17 variables that included 27 deficits were selected and classified in 4 domains. 269 patients (mean age 82.9 ± 8.8 years) were included in the analysis. The frailty index indicated that 86% of patients should be considered frail and 60% of these to moderate-advanced level.
Conclusions: The frailty index is simple and quick to apply. It seems to have discriminative capacity in terms of quantifying the degree of frailty and it could be useful in prescribing the most appropriate therapeutic aggressiveness to each patient. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-367b148725ef4b6faaeb06a38b149cef2025-08-20T02:56:46ZengElsevierFarmacia Hospitalaria1130-63432171-86952018-07-0142415916210.7399/fh.10953Approach to the development of a frailty index based on comprehensive geriatric assessment in nursing homeJuan Francisco Peris-Martí0Mª Ángeles Parro Martín1Elia Fernández-Villalba2Patricia Bravo José3Servicio de Farmacia, RPMD La Cañada, ValenciaServicio de Farmacia, Hospital Ramón y Cajal, MadridServicio de Farmacia, RPMD La Cañada, ValenciaServicio de Farmacia, RPMD Burriana, CastellónObjective: To carry out an approach for the development of a frailty index in nursing homes and to analize its potential use in order to individualize the pharmacological treatment. Method: The frailty index was constructed from the information included in the comprehensive geriatric assessment established in nursing homes. The index has been retrospectively applied to the patients of two centers using the last comprehensive geriatric assessment of each one. Results: 17 variables that included 27 deficits were selected and classified in 4 domains. 269 patients (mean age 82.9 ± 8.8 years) were included in the analysis. The frailty index indicated that 86% of patients should be considered frail and 60% of these to moderate-advanced level. Conclusions: The frailty index is simple and quick to apply. It seems to have discriminative capacity in terms of quantifying the degree of frailty and it could be useful in prescribing the most appropriate therapeutic aggressiveness to each patient.http://www.aulamedica.es/fh/pdf/10953.pdfFrailty indexGeriatric comprehensive assessmentNursing homePharmaceutical careDrug therapy |
| spellingShingle | Juan Francisco Peris-Martí Mª Ángeles Parro Martín Elia Fernández-Villalba Patricia Bravo José Approach to the development of a frailty index based on comprehensive geriatric assessment in nursing home Farmacia Hospitalaria Frailty index Geriatric comprehensive assessment Nursing home Pharmaceutical care Drug therapy |
| title | Approach to the development of a frailty index based on comprehensive geriatric assessment in nursing home |
| title_full | Approach to the development of a frailty index based on comprehensive geriatric assessment in nursing home |
| title_fullStr | Approach to the development of a frailty index based on comprehensive geriatric assessment in nursing home |
| title_full_unstemmed | Approach to the development of a frailty index based on comprehensive geriatric assessment in nursing home |
| title_short | Approach to the development of a frailty index based on comprehensive geriatric assessment in nursing home |
| title_sort | approach to the development of a frailty index based on comprehensive geriatric assessment in nursing home |
| topic | Frailty index Geriatric comprehensive assessment Nursing home Pharmaceutical care Drug therapy |
| url | http://www.aulamedica.es/fh/pdf/10953.pdf |
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