Journal article
Association of Patient Reported Global Health Measures with Frailty Scores in Acutely Injured Older Adults
The Journal of frailty & aging, Vol.11(1), pp.67-73
01/01/2022
DOI: 10.14283/jfa.2021.25
PMID: 35122093
Abstract
PURPOSE: The older population is particularly vulnerable to traumatic injury. Frailty scores, used to estimate the physiologic status of an individual, are key to identifying those most at risk for injury. Global health measures such as the Veterans RAND 12 Item Health Survey (VR-12) are quality of life measures that assess older adults' overall perception of their health and may serve as a useful adjunct when predicting frailty. Herein, we evaluated whether components of the VR-12 correlated with worse frailty scores over time.
METHODS: Older adults (>= 65) admitted to burn, trauma, or emergency general surgery services were prospectively enrolled. Demographics, frailty determined using the Trauma Specific Frailty Index (TSFI), and VR-12 surveys were collected at enrollment and 3, 6, 9, and 12-month follow-ups. A physical component score (PCS) and mental component score (MCS) was produced by VR-12 surveys for comparison purposes.
RESULTS: Fifty-eight patients were enrolled, of which 8 died. No significant changes in PCS (p = 0.25) and MCS (p = 0.56) were observed over time. PCS (p = 0.97) and MCS (p = 0.78) at enrollment did not predict mortality. PCS (OR = 0.894 [0.84-0.95], p = 0.0004) and age (OR = 1.113 [1.012-1.223], p = 0.03) independently predicted enrollment frailty.
CONCLUSION: These global measures of health could be utilized in lieu or in addition to frailty scores when assessing patients in the setting of acute injury. Studies are warranted to confirm this association.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Association of Patient Reported Global Health Measures with Frailty Scores in Acutely Injured Older Adults
- Creators
- S. Tejiram - University of California, DavisC. Galet - University of IowaJ. Cartwright - University of MichiganV. H. Hatcher - University of IowaD. A. Skeete - University of IowaC. Cocanour - University of California, DavisK. S. Romanowski - University of California, Davis
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The Journal of frailty & aging, Vol.11(1), pp.67-73
- DOI
- 10.14283/jfa.2021.25
- PMID
- 35122093
- NLM abbreviation
- J Frailty Aging
- ISSN
- 2260-1341
- eISSN
- 2273-4309
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- Number of pages
- 7
- Grant note
- University of Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center UL1 TR001860; UL1 TR002537 / National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) R49 CE002108-05 / National Center for Injury Prevention and Control/CDC; United States Department of Health & Human Services; Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - USA
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/01/2022
- Academic Unit
- Surgery; Injury Prevention Research Center; University of Iowa Health Care
- Record Identifier
- 9984322955102771
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