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Table 4 Participant rankings for frailty screening instruments by instrument and ranked position (n = 39)

From: Practitioner perceptions of the feasibility of common frailty screening instruments within general practice settings: a mixed methods study

Instrument

First place ranking (most feasible)

Top third ranking

Bottom third ranking

Last place ranking (e.g. least feasible)

 

%

%

%

%

EFS

34.9

69.8

9.3

2.3

KC

23.3

60.5

18.6

2.3

GFI

9.3

53.5

25.6

4.7

TUG

9.3

25.6

51.2

7

P7

7

23.3

55.8

27.9

FQ

7

37.2

34.9

9.3

GST

0

2.3

76.7

37.2

  1. Abbreviations: P7 PRISMA-7, FQ Frail Questionnaire, GST Gait Speed Test, GFI Groningen Frailty Indicator, EFS Edmonton Frail Scale, KC Kihon Checklist, TUG Timed Up and Go
  2. NB: Tables 3 and 4 exclude 4 GPs missing the KC from their rankings