Publications by authors named "Xiang-Qiu-Yu Zhang"
Geriatr Nurs
November 2023
Article Synopsis
- - A study was conducted to evaluate the FRAIL scale's effectiveness in identifying frailty among older adults with diabetes, using the Fried Frailty Phenotype for comparison.
- - Out of 489 participants aged 60 and older, the FRAIL scale demonstrated good diagnostic accuracy, with an optimal cutoff point set at 2 for screening frailty.
- - The FRAIL scale identified a higher percentage of frail individuals (29.24%) compared to the Fried Frailty Phenotype (22.09%), indicating that it is a reliable tool for assessing frailty in this population.
