Frailty screening tools

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Functional decline

downin humans1

1 study

Frailty screening tools predict functional decline in humans.
“Most tools demonstrated moderate to high sensitivity but limited specificity and poor-to-fair overall accuracy in predicting outcomes such as hospitalization, ICU admission, length of stay, readmission, functional decline, and mortality.”
Reviewemergency department
Frailty assessment tools in the emergency department and their predictive value for clinical outcomes: review of the literature
GeroScience19 Feb 2026

Mortality

upin humans1

1 study

Frailty screening tools predict mortality in humans.
“Most tools demonstrated moderate to high sensitivity but limited specificity and poor-to-fair overall accuracy in predicting outcomes such as hospitalization, ICU admission, length of stay, readmission, functional decline, and mortality.”
Reviewemergency department
Frailty assessment tools in the emergency department and their predictive value for clinical outcomes: review of the literature
GeroScience19 Feb 2026

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BJS Open1 Oct

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Journal of the American Geriatrics Society18 Sep

The Mean and Variability of Morning Hour Activity Over 2-3 Days Predict 5-Year Mortality and Frailty Risk in a National Sample of Older Adults

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Journal of Frailty, Sarcopenia and Falls3 Sep

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Journal of Cardiac Failure20 Aug

Machine Learning Predicts Functional Decline and Risk Phenotypes in Older Patients With Heart Failure

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Research Square13 Aug

Frailty Screening Tools to Predict Death or Dependency: Community-dwelling Population Cohort Study

Preprint: cohort study of 779 peopleBiomarkers

Preprints.org7 Aug

Oral Frailty: Current Concepts, Assessment, Systemic Implications, and Future Perspectives

Preprint: study in peopleBiomarkers

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society6 Aug

Validation of an Automated Brief Frailty Screening Tool Using Interactive Voice Response in Community-Dwelling Older Adults

Cohort study of 1,532 peopleBiomarkers

GeroScience19 Feb

Frailty assessment tools in the emergency department and their predictive value for clinical outcomes: review of the literature

ReviewBiomarkers