The Pictorial Fit-Frail Scale Malay Version (PFFS-M): Predictive Validity Testing in Malaysian Primary Care

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association between Pictorial Fit Frail Scale-Malay version (PFFS-M) and adverse outcomes,such as falls, new disability, hospitalisation, nursing home placement,and/or mortality, in patients aged 60 and older attending Malaysian public primary care clini...

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Main Authors: Sally Suriani, Ahip, Olga, Theou, Shazlina, Shariff-Ghazali, Azah, Abdul Samad, Sabrina, Lukas, Ummu Kalsum, Mustapha, Renuka, Visvanathan
Format: Article
Language:en
Published: Serdi Publisher 2023
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Online Access:http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/42737/3/Pictorial.pdf
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/42737/
https://link.springer.com/article/10.14283/jfa.2023.35
https://doi.org/10.1093/fampra/cmac089
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Summary:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association between Pictorial Fit Frail Scale-Malay version (PFFS-M) and adverse outcomes,such as falls, new disability, hospitalisation, nursing home placement,and/or mortality, in patients aged 60 and older attending Malaysian public primary care clinics. We assessed the baseline PFFS-M levels of 197 patients contactable by phone at 18 months to determine the presence of adverse outcomes. 26 patients (13.2%) reported at least one adverse outcome, including five (2.5%) who fell, three (1.5%) who became disabled and homebound, 15 (7.6%) who were hospitalized, and three (1.5%) who died. Using binary multivariable logistic regression adjusted for age and gender, we found that patients who were at-risk of frailty and frail at baseline were associated with 5.97(95% CI [1.89- 18.91]; P=0.002) and 6.13 (95% CI [1.86-20.24]; P= 0.003) times higher risk of developing adverse outcomes at 18 months,respectively, than patients who were not frail. The PFFS-M was associated with adverse outcomes.