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THE PICTORIAL FIT-FRAIL SCALE MALAY VERSION (PFFS-M): PREDICTIVE VALIDITY TESTING IN MALAYSIAN PRIMARY CARE
S.S. Ahip, O. Theou, S. Shariff-Ghazali, A.A. Samad, S. Lukas, U.K. Mustapha, R. Visvanathan
J Frailty Aging 2024;13(1)35-39
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association between Pictorial Fit Frail Scale-Malay version (PFFS-M) and adverse outcomes, such as falls, new disability, hospitalisation, nursing home placement, and/or mortality, in patients aged 60 and older attending Malaysian public primary care clinics. We assessed the baseline PFFS-M levels of 197 patients contactable by phone at 18 months to determine the presence of adverse outcomes. 26 patients (13.2%) reported at least one adverse outcome, including five (2.5%) who fell, three (1.5%) who became disabled and homebound, 15 (7.6%) who were hospitalized, and three (1.5%) who died. Using binary multivariable logistic regression adjusted for age and gender, we found that patients who were at-risk of frailty and frail at baseline were associated with 5.97(95% CI [1.89-18.91]; P=0.002) and 6.13 (95% CI [1.86-20.24]; P= 0.003) times higher risk of developing adverse outcomes at 18 months, respectively, than patients who were not frail. The PFFS-M was associated with adverse outcomes.
CITATION:
S.S. Ahip ; O. Theou ; S. Shariff-Ghazali ; A.A. Samad ; S. Lukas ; U.K. Mustapha ; R. Visvanathan (2023): The Pictorial Fit-Frail Scale Malay Version (PFFS-M): Predictive Validity Testing in Malaysian Primary Care. The Journal of Frailty and Aging (JFA). http://dx.doi.org/10.14283/jfa.2023.35