“Frailty” has attracted attention for its promise of identifying vulnerable older adults, hence its potential use to better tailor geriatric health care. There remains substantial controversy, however, regarding its nature and ascertainment. Recent years have seen a proliferation of frailty assessment methods. We argue that the development of frailty assessments should be grounded in “validation”—the process of substantiating that a measurement accurately and precisely measures what it intends, identify unresolved measurement issues, and highlight measurement-related considerations for clinical practice.
Link (Pubmed): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31287490-principles-and-issues-for-physical-frailty-measurement-and-its-clinical-application/
DOI (full text): https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glz158
Research Topic: Methodology, Validation