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Wanda Morganti1, Nicola Veronese2, Marina Barbagelata1

  • 1Department of Geriatric Care, Orthogeriatrics and Rehabilitation, Ente Ospedaliero Galliera Hospital, 16128 Genoa, Italy.

Journal of Clinical Medicine
|September 28, 2023
PubMed

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A new brief tool, the SELFY-BRIEF-MPI, accurately screens for frailty in older adults. It shows strong agreement with the standard Multidimensional Prognostic Index (MPI), making it useful for clinical practice.

Area of Science:

  • Gerontology
  • Clinical Geriatrics
  • Health Assessment Tools

Background:

  • Clinical practice requires efficient tools for identifying frailty risk in older adults.
  • The Multidimensional Prognostic Index (MPI), based on Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA), is a reliable frailty indicator.
  • Existing MPI versions lack brevity and self-administration, limiting their clinical utility.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the agreement between the abbreviated SELFY-BRIEF-MPI and the standard MPI.
  • To validate the SELFY-BRIEF-MPI as a tool for screening multidimensional frailty in older populations.

Main Methods:

  • A study involving 105 outpatients and inpatients over 65 years across four Italian hospitals.
  • Comparison of scores from the standard MPI and the abbreviated SELFY-BRIEF-MPI.
  • Statistical analysis including correlation, Bland-Altman plots, and Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve analysis to determine accuracy.

Main Results:

  • The SELFY-BRIEF-MPI demonstrated strong correlation (R = 0.86) and non-significant differences compared to the standard MPI.
  • Only 4.76% of measurements fell outside the limits of agreement.
  • The SELFY-BRIEF-MPI showed optimal accuracy (AUC = 0.90) in identifying frail individuals, with a score of 0.60 providing the best sensitivity/specificity.

Conclusions:

  • The SELFY-BRIEF-MPI is a valid and reliable abbreviated tool for screening multidimensional frailty.
  • Its strong agreement with the standard MPI supports its use in clinical settings for prompt frailty assessment.
  • This brief, self-administered tool can improve early identification and management of frailty in older adults.
Keywords:
agreementcomprehensive geriatric assessmentfrailtymultidimensional prognostic index

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