Table 1 Patients’ characteristics
From: Validation of the revised 9-scale clinical frailty scale (CFS) in Greek language
n = 142 | |
|---|---|
Gender | |
Males | 68 (47.9%) |
Females | 74 (52.1%) |
Age (median-IQR) (years old) | 82.00 (75.75-87.00) |
CCI (median-IQR) | 5.00 (4.00-7.00) |
Number of medications (median-IQR) | 5.50 (3.00-7.25) |
Marital status | |
Married | 74 (52.1%) |
Unmarried | 2 (1.4%) |
Divorced | 5 (3.5%) |
Widowed | 61 (43.0%) |
Educational status | |
Primary | 70 (49.3%) |
Secondary | 49 (34.5%) |
Technological Education Institution | 11 (7.7%) |
University | 12 (8.5%) |
Living alone | |
Yes | 19 (13.4%) |
No | 123 (86.6%) |
Barthel index groups | |
No dependency (BI ≥95) | 53 (37.3%) |
Mild-moderate dependency (BI 90–65) | 46 (32.4%) |
Moderate-severe dependency (BI 60–25) | 25 (17.6%) |
Absolute dependency (BI ≤20) | 18 (12.7%) |
Degree of cognitive impairment | |
No cognitive impairment | 88 (62.0%) |
Mild-moderate cognitive impairment (equivalent to GDS ≤ 5) | 36 (25.4%) |
Severe-very severe cognitive impairment (equivalent to GDS ≥ 6) | 18 (12.7%) |
CFS groups | |
Frail | 87 (61.3%) |
Non frail | 55 (38.7%) |