Table 3 Correlation of patient variables to the level of frailty as measured by the Clinical Frailty Scale
Variable | Correlation to clinical frailty scale (p value) |
|---|---|
Age | 0.12 (p = 0.001) |
Gender | 0.05 (p = 0.2) |
Living alone | 0.21 (p < 0.001) |
Nurses “own” opinion of frailty | 0.56 (p < 0.001) |
Barthel Index | −0.80 (p < 0.001) |
Cognitive impairment (documented) | 0.38 (p < 0.001) |
Abbreviated mental test score | 0.36 (p < 0.001) |
Charlson comorbidity index | 0.29 (p < 0.001) |
Total number of medications | 0.25 (p < 0.001) |
No of hospital admissions in the last year | 0.19 (P < 0.001) |
Receiving home help (any type) | 0.32 (p < 0.001) |
RISC score: | |
- global risk institutionalisation | 0.43 (p < 0.001) |
- global risk hospitalisation | 0.43 (p < 0.001) |
- global risk death | 0.35 (p < 0.001) |