How is frailty diagnosed?

    Last Updated: October 25, 2023

    There is no consensus on the standard diagnostic criteria of frailty. Two diagnostic criteria, the Fried Phenotype model[1] and the Frailty Index (FI)[2], are the most widely used.

    References

    1. ^Searle SD, Mitnitski A, Gahbauer EA, Gill TM, Rockwood KA standard procedure for creating a frailty index.BMC Geriatr.(2008-Sep-30)
    2. ^Fried LP, Tangen CM, Walston J, Newman AB, Hirsch C, Gottdiener J, Seeman T, Tracy R, Kop WJ, Burke G, McBurnie MA,Frailty in older adults: evidence for a phenotype.J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci.(2001-Mar)