Reliability, Validity, and Feasibility of the Frail-VIG Index.
Por:
Torné A, Puigoriol E, Zabaleta-Del-Olmo E, Zamora-Sánchez JJ, Sebastià Santaeugènia Gonzàlez and Amblàs-Novellas J
Publicada:
13 may 2021
Ahead of Print:
13 may 2021
Categoría:
Health, toxicology and mutagenesis
Resumen:
The study aimed to assess the reliability of the scores, evidence of validity, and feasibility of the Frail-VIG index. A validation study mixing hospitalized and community-dwelling older people was designed. Intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) was used to assess the inter-rater agreement and the reliability. The construct validity of the Frail-VIG index with respect to the Frailty Phenotype (FP) was evaluated by calculating the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC-ROC). Convergent validity with the Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) was assessed using Pearson's correlation coefficients. The feasibility was evaluated by calculating the average time required to administer the Frail-VIG index and the percentage of unanswered responses. A sample of 527 older people (mean age of 81.61, 56.2% female) was included. The inter-rater agreement and test-retest reliability were very strong: 0.941 (95% CI, 0.890 to 0.969) and 0.976 (95% CI, 0.958 to 0.986), respectively. Results indicated adequate convergent validity of the Frail-VIG index with respect to the FP, AUC-ROC 0.704 (95% CI, 0.622 to 0.786), and a moderate to strong positive correlation between the Frail-VIG index and CFS (r = 0.635, 95% CI, 0.54 to 0.71). The Frail-VIG index administration required an average of 5.01 min, with only 0.34% of unanswered responses. The Frail-VIG index is a reliable, feasible, and valid instrument to assess the degree of frailty in hospitalized and community-dwelling older people.
Filiaciones:
Torné A:
Central Catalonia Chronicity Research Group (C3RG), Centre for Health and Social Care Research (CESS), Faculty of Medicine, University of Vic-Central University of Catalonia (UVIC-UCC), 08500 Barcelona, Spain
Geriatric and Palliative Care Department, Hospital Universitari de la Santa Creu and Hospital Universitari de Vic, 08500 Barcelona, Spain
Puigoriol E:
Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Consorci Hospitalari de Vic, 08500 Barcelona, Spain
Tissue Repair and Regeneration Laboratory (TR2Lab), Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Vic-Central University of Catalonia, 08500 Barcelona, Spain
Zabaleta-Del-Olmo E:
Fundació Institut Universitari per a la Recerca a L'atenció Primària de Salut Jordi Gol I Gurina (IDIAPJGol), 08500 Barcelona, Spain
Gerència Territorial de Barcelona, Institut Català de la Salut, 08500 Barcelona, Spain
Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Universitat de Girona, 17005 Girona, Spain
Zamora-Sánchez JJ:
Gerència Territorial de Barcelona, Institut Català de la Salut, 08500 Barcelona, Spain
Sebastià Santaeugènia Gonzàlez:
Central Catalonia Chronicity Research Group (C3RG), Centre for Health and Social Care Research (CESS), Faculty of Medicine, University of Vic-Central University of Catalonia (UVIC-UCC), 08500 Barcelona, Spain
Chronic Care Program, Ministry of Health, Generalitat de Catalunya, 08830 Catalonia, Spain
Amblàs-Novellas J:
Central Catalonia Chronicity Research Group (C3RG), Centre for Health and Social Care Research (CESS), Faculty of Medicine, University of Vic-Central University of Catalonia (UVIC-UCC), 08500 Barcelona, Spain
Geriatric and Palliative Care Department, Hospital Universitari de la Santa Creu and Hospital Universitari de Vic, 08500 Barcelona, Spain
Chronic Care Program, Ministry of Health, Generalitat de Catalunya, 08830 Catalonia, Spain
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