CLINICAL FRAILTY SCALE

Course overview

FRAILTY IS A MULTIDIMENSIONAL GERIATRIC SYNDROME, WHICH IS CHARACTERIZED BY AN INCREASED VULNERABILITY TO VARIOUS EXTERNAL STRESSORS INTO A SERIOUS HEALTH PROBLEM. FRAILTY IS STRONGLY LINKED TO ADVERSE OUTCOMES, INCLUDING MORTALITY, ADMISSIONS TO NURSING HOMES, AND FALLS. THE CLINICAL FRAILTY SCALE IS A WELL-VALIDATED SCALE USED TO QUANTIFY THE DEGREE OF DISABILITY FROM FRAILTY. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE CLINICAL FRAILTY OF GERIATRIC PATIENTS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE CLINICAL FRAILTY SCALE FOR USE BY CLINICIANS IN EVALUATING A PATIENT FOR FRAILTY.