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Development of an Algorithm to Screen for Frailty Using the Clinical Frailty Scale with Postoperative Patients Entering Cardiac Rehabilitation.
Physiotherapy Canada. Physiothérapie Canada 2024 Februrary
PURPOSE: Frailty is not commonly assessed on intake to cardiac rehabilitation (CR), but screening could enable targeted interventions and potentially reduce secondary complications. This study aimed to develop and retrospectively examine the feasibility of utilizing a CR-specific algorithm based on the Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS). Our CFS-CR algorithm endeavoured to screen for frailty in older adults (> 65 y) entering CR following cardiac surgery/procedure.
METHOD: The charts of 30 former patients (mean age: 74.0 ± 6.9 y) were examined by a clinician working in CR.
RESULTS: The clinician was unable to score any of the patients based on their medical charts using the CFS-CR due to insufficient data. Documentation was typically limited in the areas of instrumental and basic activities of daily living whereas exercise data were readily available.
CONCLUSIONS: Current intake documentation in CR limited the ability to retrospectively screen for frailty. This finding suggests a need for a frailty-specific tool to support routine clinical screening. Prospective evaluation of the CFS-CR is warranted to further examine the clinical utility of the algorithm during CR intake assessments.
METHOD: The charts of 30 former patients (mean age: 74.0 ± 6.9 y) were examined by a clinician working in CR.
RESULTS: The clinician was unable to score any of the patients based on their medical charts using the CFS-CR due to insufficient data. Documentation was typically limited in the areas of instrumental and basic activities of daily living whereas exercise data were readily available.
CONCLUSIONS: Current intake documentation in CR limited the ability to retrospectively screen for frailty. This finding suggests a need for a frailty-specific tool to support routine clinical screening. Prospective evaluation of the CFS-CR is warranted to further examine the clinical utility of the algorithm during CR intake assessments.
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