Fig. 3From: Enhanced Telehealth Home-Monitoring Intervention for Vulnerable and Frail Patients after Cardiac Surgery (THE-FACS Pilot Intervention Study)Heatmap for comparison of frailty between patients who were included in THE-FACS study versus those excluded. Patients were screened for frailty using different approaches- Edmonton Frailty Scale (EFS), Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS), Katz Index, Duke Activity Status Index DASI), Handgrip strength (left and right hand) and chair sit/ stand test. This frailty information was then compared in patients who were included in the study versus those who were excluded based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria (home discharge within 10 days of cardiac surgery). Frailty groups (fit, vulnerable/ mildly frail, moderately frail, and severely frail) were determined using the median and quartiles. The table shows the quartile ranges used in the individual frailty scores. Patients excluded from the study had a higher degree of frailty compared to those who were included in the studyBack to article page