Clinical Frailty Screening
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Frailty Assessment in an Aging Mouse Model
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2025
The goal of the present protocol is to provide instructions and guidelines for assessing physical frailty in C57Bl/6x129J laboratory mice. Specific details regarding each measure used in the physical frailty index are explained. Several methods for reporting frailty results are also presented.
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Measuring Frailty in HIV-infected Individuals. Identification of Frail Patients is the First Step to Amelioration and Reversal of Frailty
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2013
Frailty syndrome is commonly seen in the aged and reflects multi-system physiological change. However, with reduced functional reserve and resilience frailty is also known to be common in the HIV infected population. This study outlined an easily administered screening test to identify HIV patients with frailty. When significant components of frailty are identified, clinicians will be able to focus on amelioration of the problem and promote reversion to the pre-frail state.
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Exergaming in Older People Living with HIV Improves Balance, Mobility and Ameliorates Some Aspects of Frailty
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2016
Persons infected with HIV are often frail, depressed and live a sedentary lifestyle for which conventional exercise is too taxing. Here, we present an exercise protocol that ameliorates aspects of frailty in HIV-infected persons. An exergame integrating cognitive control was developed using biosensors that measured balance, weight-shifting and obstacle crossing.
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Using a Pan-Viral Microarray Assay (Virochip) to Screen Clinical Samples for Viral Pathogens
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2011
The Virochip is a pan-viral microarray designed to simultaneously detect all known viruses as well as novel viruses on the basis of conserved sequence homology. Here we demonstrate how to run a Virochip assay to analyze clinical samples for the presence of both known and unknown viruses.
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Identifying Frailty Using Point-of-Care Ultrasonography: Image Acquisition and Assessment
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2024
Here, we present a protocol to assess frailty in the perioperative setting using point-of-care ultrasound to measure quadriceps thickness. This method offers a practical, non-invasive alternative to traditional assessment methods, potentially enhancing perioperative care by quickly identifying frail patients.
FAQs
Frailty screening gains meaning by combining several domains rather than relying on a single diagnosis. Function and dependence in daily activities show how independently a person manages routine life; mobility reflects physical capability; cognition may reveal additional vulnerability; and comorbidity adds medical context. Considering these dimensions together helps clinicians recognize reduced reserve and tailor subsequent evaluation or support.
A standardized category summarizes the patient’s position along a range from relatively fit to severely frail. This gives clinicians a structured way to describe the degree of vulnerability identified through the assessment and to recognize patients who may need further evaluation, individualized planning, rehabilitation, or additional support. The category informs care without replacing clinical judgment.
Screening provides early recognition of reduced physiological reserve and can indicate which patients may need a comprehensive geriatric assessment. It does not replace that broader evaluation, clinical judgment, or diagnostic assessment. Its role is to identify vulnerability and support the next stage of care planning, rather than independently establish every clinical problem or determine treatment.
The assessment considers function, mobility, cognition, comorbidity, and dependence in daily activities. Clinicians use these areas to build a structured picture of how illness or treatment may affect a patient with limited physiological reserve. The findings can then be expressed as a standardized frailty category, ranging from relatively fit to severely frail.
Screening is particularly relevant during illness, treatment, or hospitalization, when reduced reserve may influence vulnerability to adverse outcomes. Early recognition allows clinicians to identify patients who might benefit from comprehensive geriatric assessment, individualized treatment planning, rehabilitation, or additional support. It therefore adds a structured perspective to routine clinical evaluation in these settings.
Results can support individualized treatment planning by showing that a patient’s physiological reserve and dependence may affect the clinical situation. They may also help guide decisions about rehabilitation or additional support and inform discussions about prognosis and care goals. These results remain one component of decision-making and should be interpreted alongside clinical judgment and diagnostic evaluation.