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Table 4 Mean change scores and internal responsiveness for improved, unchanged, and deteriorated patients

From: Reproducibility and responsiveness of the Frailty Index and Frailty Phenotype in older hospitalized patients

Health anchor

3 months post discharge (n = 192)

12 months post discharge (n = 187)

mean change score (SD)

Correlation

SRM

Mean change score (SD)

Correlation

SRM

Frailty Index

  improved

-0.05 (0.11)

0.48

-0.45

-0.07 (0.12)

0.61

-0.58

  unchanged

-0.02 (0.06)

-0.33

-0.01 (0.08)

-0.13

  deteriorated

0.16 (0.23)

0.70

0.27 (0.27)

1.00

Frailty Phenotype

  improved

-0.86 (1.21)

0.46

-0.71

-0.93 (1.38)

0.57

-0.67

  unchanged

-0.05 (0.88)

-0.06

-0.18 (0.86)

-0.21

  deteriorated

0.82 (1.67)

0.49

1.60 (2.00)

0.80

Functioning anchor

3 months post discharge (n = 192)

12 months post discharge (n = 187)

mean change score (SD)

Correlation

SRM

Mean change score (SD)

Correlation

SRM

Frailty Index

  improved

-0.06 (0.11)

0.43

-0.55

-0.08 (0.13)

0.57

-0.62

  unchanged

-0.01 (0.06)

-0.16

-0.01 (0.09)

-0.11

  deteriorated

0.13 (0.23)

0.57

0.23 (0.27)

0.85

Frailty Phenotype

  improved

-0.94 (1.31)

0.47

-0.72

-1.17 (1.46)

0.57

-0.80

  unchanged

-0.09 (0.73)

-0.12

-0.24 (1.01)

-0.24

  deteriorated

0.74 (1.73)

0.43

1.36 (1.96)

0.69

  1. Notes: Spearman correlation coefficients were calculated by using the mean change scores of the total group and the anchor question. Abbreviations: SD standard deviation; SRM standardized response mean