The Maastricht Frailty Screening Tool for Hospitalised Patients (MFST ‐HP) to Identify Non‐Frail Patients

ConclusionsThe MFST‐HP seems to operate more strongly as a non‐frailty indicator than as a frailty indicator and may in this respect help professionals to decide upon subsequent care. The MFST‐HP is able to rule out 84% of the non‐frail population in this study. The remaining 16% need to be assessed by means of a comprehensive geriatric assessment or rapid geriatric assessment, to gain more insight in the level of vulnerability in the frail‐group.

Source: International Journal of Clinical Practice - August 1, 2017 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Ron M.J. Warnier, Erik van Rossum, Sander M.J. van Kuijk, Wubbo J. Mulder, Jos M.G.A. Schols, Gertrudis I.J.M. Kempen Tags: ORIGINAL PAPER Source Type: research