The Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) was introduced in the second clinical examination of the Canadian Study of Health and Aging (CSHA) as a way to summarize the overall level of fitness or frailty of an ...

These tools rely on patient report (e.g., the FRAIL [Fatigue, Resistance, Ambulation, Illnesses, and Loss of Weight] questionnaire 27), clinical judgment (e.g., the Clinical Frailty Scale 28), or ...

The Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) — a 9-point scale ranging from “very fit” to “terminally ill,” based on subjective clinical judgment of the patient’s mobility, energy, function, and ...

Community-based geriatric assessment supports independence and improved QoL while reducing acute care needs in older adults.

The authors called for adding frailty assessments to routine clinical practice. Geriatricians, primary care physicians, physical therapists, and dietitians must unite to manage health care and ...

The Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) was introduced in the second clinical examination of the Canadian Study of Health and Aging (CSHA) as a way to summarize the overall level of fitness or frailty of an ...