title: FRAIL-NH Predicts Outcomes in Long Term Care.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the predictive validity of the short, simple FRAIL-NH frailty screening tool in the long term care population and to then compare the predictive validity with the frailty index (FI) for 6-month adverse health outcomes.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective study using the Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 and chart review from June-December 2014.
  
  
  METHODS
  Two Long Term Care Facilities in Saint Louis, MO.
  
  
  METHODS
  270 patients ages ≥ 65 years old residing in long term care.
  
  
  METHODS
  Frailty was measured using the FRAIL-NH and Frailty Index (FI) criteria. Adverse outcomes measured at 6-month follow-up included falls, hospitalizations, and hospice enrollment/mortality.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Based on screening tool used frailty prevalence was 48.7% for FRAIL-NH and 30.3% for FI. The FRAIL-NH pre-frail (Adjusted Odds Ratio [AOR]=2.62; 95% Confidence Interval [CI]=1.25-5.54; p=0.11) classification was associated with 6 month risk of falling and mortality/hospice enrollment was associated with the frail classification, AOR=3.96 (1.44-10.87, p=0.007). Combining the pre-frail and frail categories both measures predicted 6 month mortality with the FRAIL-NH being the strongest predictor (AOR=3.36; 95%CI=1.26-8.98; p=0.016) and the FI was a more modest predictor with an AOR of 2.28; 95%CI=1.01-5.15; p=0.047. When directly comparing the FRAIL-NH to the FI, the FRAIL-NH pre-frail were at increased risk of falling, AOR=2.42 (1.11-5.92, p=0.027) and the FRAIL-NH frail were at increased risk of hospice enrollment/death, OR=3.25 (1.04- 10.86) p=0.044.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In comparison to the FI, the FRAIL-NH preformed just as well at screening for frailty and was a slightly better predictor of adverse outcomes. The FRAIL-NH is a brief, easy-to-administer frailty screening tool appropriate for long term care patients and predicts increased risk of falls in the pre-frail and mortality/hospice enrollment in the frail.
authors.affiliation: Ellen W. Kaehr, M.D. Division of Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, 1402 South Grad Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63104, email kaehrew@slu.edu, telephone 314-977-8462, fax 314-771-8575.
authors.forename: E W
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Kaehr
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Pape
authors.forename: T K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Malmstrom
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Morley
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D016330:Frail Elderly / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015577:Geriatric Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D006304:Health Status; D006738:Hospices; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D008923:Missouri / Q000453:epidemiology; D009026:Mortality; D016017:Odds Ratio; D015995:Prevalence; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012189:Retrospective Studies
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