ReviewClinical interventions in aging2017
Exploring the efficiency of the Tilburg Frailty Indicator: a review.
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49 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The predictive value of multidimensional frailty instruments for postoperative adverse outcomes in cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.World journal of surgical oncology · 2026Pooled it
- Measures of Comorbidities and Frailty in Multiple Sclerosis-Systematic Review on Evidence and Applicability of Utilized Scoring Systems in Clinical Routine and Real-World Data.European journal of neurology · 2025Pooled it
- Associations of frailty with symptoms, and HRQOL in older cancer survivors after cancer treatments: a systematic review and meta-analyses.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2024Pooled it
- Systematic review and meta-analysis of prevalence, trajectories, and clinical outcomes for frailty in COPD.NPJ primary care respiratory medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Frailty in people with rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic review of observational studies.Wellcome open research · 2021Pooled it
- Primary care interventions to address physical frailty among community-dwelling adults aged 60 years or older: A meta-analysis.PloS one · 2020Pooled it
- Frailty Trajectory Within 3 Months After Discharge Among Older Adults Living With Frailty Who Experience Hip Fracture Surgery and Predictors.Journal of advanced nursing · 2026Observational
- Home Environmental Hazard Levels Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults Across Different Frailty States in Southern Thailand.Scientifica · 2026Article
- Factors associated with geriatric syndromes in older adults with type 2 diabetes.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2025Article
- Association of multidimensional frailty and dynapenia with fall risk in older adults.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Validating Community for Successful Ageing (ComSA) BioPsychoSocial Risk Screener Version II (BPS-RS II) with Diverse Multi-Ethnic Senior Populations in Singapore: A Mixed-Methods Study.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Assessment of selected parameters of nutritional status in older people with frailty syndrome - a cross-sectional study.Journal of nutritional science · 2025Article
- The association between loneliness and frailty among community-dwelling older adults in five European countries: a longitudinal study.Age and ageing · 2024Article
- Interplay of Physical, Psychological, and Social Frailty among Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Five European Countries: A Longitudinal Study.Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2024Article
- Association between Cognitive Function and Physical Function, Frailty, and Quality of Life in Older Breast Cancer Survivors.Cancers · 2024Article
- Psychometric adequacy of the persian adapted version of the tilburg frailty indicator (P-TFI).BMC geriatrics · 2024Article
- Comorbidities and use of health services in people with diabetes mellitus according to risk levels by adjusted morbidity groups.BMC endocrine disorders · 2024Article
- Correlates of frailty in older female cancer survivors.Journal of geriatric oncology · 2024Article
- Psychometric Properties of Frailty Instruments in Adults With Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Systematic Review.ACR open rheumatology · 2024Article
- Internal consistency and construct validity of the Short Musculoskeletal Function Assessment (SMFA) in older adults.Annals of medicine · 2023Article
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Abstract
Due to rapidly aging human populations, frailty has become an essential concept, as it identifies older people who have higher risk of adverse outcomes, such as disability, institutionalization, lower quality of life, and premature death. The Tilburg Frailty Indicator (TFI) is a user-friendly questionnaire based on a multidimensional approach to frailty, assessing physical, psychologic, and social aspects of human functioning. This review aims to explore the efficiency of the TFI in assessing frailty as a means to carry out research into the antecedents and consequences of frailty, and its use both in daily practice and for future intervention studies. Using a multidimensional approach to frailty, in contexts where health care professionals or researchers may have no time to interview or examine the client, we recommend employing the TFI because there is robust evidence of its reliability and validity and it is easy and quick to administer. More studies are needed to establish whether the TFI is suitable for intervention studies not only in the community, but also for specific groups such as patients in the hospital or admitted to an emergency department. We conclude that it is important to not only determine the deficits that frail older people may have, but also to assess their balancing strengths and resources. In order to be able to meet the individual needs of frail older persons, traditional and often fragmented elderly care should be developed toward a more proactive elderly care, in which frail older persons and their informal network are in charge.
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