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[Development and validation of the Multidimensional Frailty Scale (EFM): Initial phases].

Joanes Lameirinhas¹, Arantxa Gorostiaga¹, Igone Etxeberria¹

¹Departamento de Psicología Clínica y de la Salud y Metodología de Investigación, Facultad de Psicología, Universidad del País Vasco UPV/EHU, Donostia/San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, España.

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|April 30, 2025

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The Multidimensional Frailty Scale (EFM) was developed to assess frailty in older adults across physical, cognitive, affective, social, and environmental domains. Initial validation shows satisfactory psychometric properties for this comprehensive frailty assessment tool.

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Gerontology
Psychometrics
Geriatric Medicine

Keywords:

Assessment Evaluación Fragilidad Frailty Older adults Personas mayores Propiedades psicométricas Psychometric properties Validez Validity

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