Evaluation of frailty in geriatric patients undergoing cardiac rehabilitation after cardiac procedure: results of a prospective, cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Carolin Steinmetz (Author), Laura Krause (Author), Samra Sulejmanovic (Author), Sabrina Kaumkötter (Author), Johanneke Hartog (Author), Bart Scheenstra (Author), Flohr Stefan (Author), Thomas Mengden (Author), Clemens Grefe (Author), Ernst Knoglinger (Author), Nils Reiss (Author), Birna Bjarnason-Wehrens (Author), Thomas Schmidt (Author), Monika Sadlonova (Author), Christine A. F. von Arnim (Author), Stephanie Heinemann (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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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 feasi...