title: Self-administrated test based on the Marigliano-Cacciafesta Polypathological Scale (MCPS), as a screening tool for early identification of frailty in the elderly: a cohort study.
abstract: The aim of our study was to screen people of advanced age for "frailty", and illnesses, in order to prevent future disabilities through interventions made globally and individually to these patients. Applying the items such as those of the Marigliano-Cacciafesta Polypathological Scale (MCPS), we utilized a completely multi-dimensional evaluation. We have elaborated a series of simple and comprehensive questions enabling all participants to answer independently and easily. The results of the testing were successful. Within their limits, all the participants considered the test as a valuable instrument to assess their weaknesses. The test was especially efficient when it came to identifying problem areas in the psycho-physical state and frailty of elderly patients, as well as some loss of their own autonomy. These studies successfully tested a cohort of elderly people with similar symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Aging Science, Policlinico Umberto I, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico, 155, I-00161 Roma, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Amici
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Pecci
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Linguanti
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Passador
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ponzanetti
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: De Angelis
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Martinelli
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zaccone
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Marigliano
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cacciafesta
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015331:Cohort Studies; D059026:Diagnostic Self Evaluation; D005260:Female; D016330:Frail Elderly / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires