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What is your preferred approach to obtaining an objective measure of frailty on physical exam in a primary care practice setting?
For example, do you use Timed Up and Go? Chair stands? Other measures?
Answer from: at Academic Institution
Impaired physical performance is a major feature of frailty, but it is not synonymous with frailty. Frailty is a broader clinical syndrome reflecting reduced physiologic reserve and increased vulnerability, often resulting from multisystem dysregulation.The choice of frailty assessment tools should...
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