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- Title
Evaluation of frailty in geriatric patients undergoing cardiac rehabilitation after cardiac procedure: results of a prospective, cross-sectional study.
- Authors
Steinmetz, Carolin; Krause, Laura; Sulejmanovic, Samra; Kaumkötter, Sabrina; Hartog, Johanneke; Scheenstra, Bart; Stefan, Flohr; Mengden, Thomas; Grefe, Clemens; Knoglinger, Ernst; Reiss, Nils; Bjarnason-Wehrens, Birna; Schmidt, Thomas; Sadlonova, Monika; von Arnim, Christine A. F.; Heinemann, Stephanie
- Abstract
Background: Frailty is an indicator of a decline in quality of life and functional capacity in cardiac rehabilitation (CR) patients. Currently, there is no standardized assessment tool for frailty used in CR. The aim of this study was to determine if the Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) is feasible for assessing frailty in CR. Methods: Prospective, cross-sectional study within the framework of the ongoing multicenter prehabilitation study "PRECOVERY". Patients ≥75 years undergoing CR after cardiac procedure (n=122) were recruited in four German inpatient CR facilities. Assessments included: CFS, Katz-Index, hand grip strength (HGS), Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) and six-minute-walk test (6MWT). Outcomes were frailty (CFS≥4) and the correlation of frailty with assessments of functional capacity, activities of daily living and clinical parameters. Statistical analysis included descriptive statistics and correlations, using the spearman correlation coefficient and chi-square test to test for significance. Results: Data from 101 patients (79.9±4.0 years; 63% male) were analyzed. The mean CFS score was 3.2±1.4; 41.6% were defined as frail (CFS≥4). The mean time required to assess the CFS was 0.20 minutes. The findings show that CFS correlates significantly (p<0.001) with the following factors: Katz-Index, HGS, SPPB-Score and 6MWT (r≤-0.575). In addition, CFS correlated with small to moderate effects with co-morbidities (r=0.250), as-needed medications and need for nursing assistance (r≤0.248). Conclusions: The CFS assessment can be performed in under one minute and it correlates significantly with assessments of functional capacity, activities of daily living and clinical parameters in the CR setting. Trial registration: German Clinical Trials Register (DRKS; http:// www. drks. de; DRKS00032256). Retrospectively registered on 13 July 2023.
- Subjects
CARDIAC rehabilitation; FRAILTY; GERIATRIC rehabilitation; CROSS-sectional method; PHYSICAL mobility; GRIP strength
- Publication
BMC Sports Science, Medicine & Rehabilitation, 2024, Vol 16, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2052-1847
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/s13102-024-00937-y