Updated Electronic Frailty Index published
An update to the 2016 first Electronic Frailty Index (eFI) has been published.
The Electronic Frailty Index 2 (eFI2) features in the British Geriatrics Society (BGS) Age and Ageing journal.
The British Geriatrics Society say:
“The eFI2 further advances care for older people with frailty and sets a new standard for frailty research internationally. eFI2 uses existing medical data to identify older people who are at combined risk of key frailty-related outcomes: requiring new home care, having a serious fall, being admitted to a care home; and dying within the next 12 months.”
Andy Clegg, Lead Author, says:
“We are excited to see the eFI2 being made available in UK GP electronic health record systems and included in NHS policy. Frailty is a treatable condition, but left undiagnosed, it can lead to adverse health outcomes. Older people will benefit from the use of the eFI2 in the community to support proactive frailty identification and management. It is great to see the updated index being used to help transform care for older people and manage these risks associated with frailty.”
Find out more here: https://academic.oup.com/ageing/article/54/4/afaf077/8101467
Access the BGS Frailty Hub here: https://www.bgs.org.uk/resources/resource-series/frailty-hub