The Pictorial Fit-Frail Scale: developing a visual scale to assess frailty

• Main Authors: Theou, Olga, Andrew, Melissa, Ahip, Sally Suriani, Squires, Emma, McGarrigle, Lisa, Blodgett, Joanna M., Goldstein, Judah, Hominick, Kathryn, Godin, Judith, Hougan, Glen, Armstrong, Joshua J., Wallace, Lindsay, Shariff Ghazali, Sazlina, Moorhouse, Paige, Fay, Sherri, Visvanathan, Renuka, Rockwood, Kenneth
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Geriatrics Society 2019
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15578/1/The%20Pictorial%20Fit-Frail%20Scale%20developing%20a%20visual%20scale%20to%20assess%20frailty.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15578/; https://cgjonline.ca/index.php/cgj/article/view/357

Background: Standardized frailty assessments are needed for early identification and treatment. We aimed to develop a frailty scale using visual images, the Pictorial Fit-Frail Scale (PFFS), and to examine its feasibility and content validity. Methods: In Phase 1, a multidisciplinary team identifie...