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Assessment of frailty in older adults: Psychometric properties of the Multidimensional Frailty Scale (MFS)

2026-01-16 geriatric medicine Title + abstract only
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BackgroundThere is growing consensus regarding the multidimensional nature of frailty and the need for comprehensive approaches to its assessment. However, existing assessment instruments have shown limited validity evidence or failed to adequately cover all the proposed theoretical dimensions of frailty. To address this gap, we recently developed the preliminary items of the Multidimensional Frailty Scale (MFS), a new instrument aimed to assess physical, cognitive, affective, social, and enviro...

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