Comparison of 10 single and stepped methods to identify frail older persons in primary care: diagnostic and prognostic accuracy

Table 3 Characteristics of frail older adults

65+ yrs and frail according to	Without partner %	Age >80 %	Home-care^a %	IADL-dependency^b %	MMSE^c %	Self-reported sadness^d %
Frieds criteria	33.7	79.8	100	94.8	15.5	20.7
Expert panel	43.7	78.5	92.2	94.6	29.4	21.3
GFI ≥4	31.2	57.6	68.0	60.9	20.0	35.0
Judgment GP	36.3	73.2	79.7	83.3	33.1	20.9
PRISMA-7 ≥ 3	44.5	62.2	79.0	76.4	26.5	22.7
ISAR-PC ≥ 3	51.7	50.6	53.1	91.3	22.0	20.7
FI 0.25	45.9	64.2	82.0	91.7	30.4	38.1
EFS ≥ 4	37.2	61.2	96.1	84.6	39.1	46.7
Self rated health ≤ 6	37.0	58.0	48.2	76.6	19.3	25.9
Polypharmacy ≥ 7	34.7	61.0	70.9	83.5	32.4	26.4
Interrai self-reliance screen	38.9	48.1	82.3	88.5	34.2	30.4
Gait speed	51.9	68.6	70.5	80.3	15.5	10.5
Prevalence range	33.7–51.9	48.1–79.8	48.2–100	60.9–94.8	15.5–39.1	10.5–41
Range ∆	18.2	31.7	51.8	33.9	23.6	30.5

All prevalence rates are weighed
^areceiving homemaking, personal care, supporting assistance and nursing. ^bIADL-dependency: needs help with meal preparation, housework, managing finance, using the telephones, walking stairs, shopping, transportation. ^cmmse-score ≥1 sd under the population norm for age and educational level. ^dself-reported sadness present in ≤3 days or often present

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