ArticleEuropean geriatric medicine2024
Which comorbidity index is more appropriate for geriatric patients from the frailty perspective?
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- Radical cystectomy mortality in older patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BJU international · 2025Pooled it
- Prevalence and trends of multimorbidity clusters in Belgian assisted dying practice: a health registry study.Age and ageing · 2026Article
- Integrating frailty interventions into existing care models: a comprehensive approach to enhancing patient outcomes in chronic disease management.Frontiers in public health · 2024Review
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Abstract
objectivesThis study examined the relationship between comorbidity indices and physical, psychologic and social frailty and 1-year mortality.
methodsA cross-sectional analysis was conducted with 136 community-dwelling older adults. The relationship of 4 comorbidity indices (CIRS-G, ACCI, GIC, ICED) with 3 different frailty scales (FRAIL, CFS, TFI) was examined.
resultsThe participants' median age was 72 years (65-90); 62% of the participants were female. Overall, 15.4% of the participants were living with frailty according to the FRAIL scale, 27.9% of them according to the CFS, 58.8% of them according to the TFI, 47.7% of them living with psychological frailty, and 28.6% of them living with social frailty. There were significant and moderate correlations between CIRS-G and FRAIL, CFS and TFI total scores, TFI-Psychological scores and TFI-Social scores (respectively; p < 0.001, r = 0.530; p < 0.001, r = 0.471; p < 0.001, r = 0.535; p < 0.001, r = 0.402; p = 0.016 r = 0.206). AUC for CIRS-G was calculated as 0.716 among comorbidity indices in predicting the presence of frailty according to the FRAIL scale (p = 0.002, 95%CI [0.60-0.82]), 0.765 according to the CFS (p < 0.001, 95%CI [0.66-0.86]), 0.746 according to the TFI (p < 0.001, 95%CI [0.66-0.82]).
conclusionThe CIRS-G index was found to be superior to other indices in predicting the presence of frailty of comorbidity indices, and only GIC scores showed significant results in predicting mortality. However, it would not be the right approach to recommend a single comorbidity index when evaluating older adults.
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