More than a number; the limitations of the Clinical Frailty Scale for patient escalation decision making in COVID-19

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The Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) has been suggested as a tool to aid treatment escalation decisions for frontline clinicians during the COVID-19 pandemic. We discuss the concept of frailty and the role of the CFS. We explore the limitations of the CFS in people with stable long-term health conditions and suggest organisations implement the new guidance with caution. Training and guidance are available to help avoid poor decisions where the CFS is not appropriate.

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Item Type:	Article
Authors/Creators:	Halpin, S. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0417-8928 Jundi, A.
Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information:	© 2023 ACNR. Published by Whitehouse Publishing. This is an open access article published under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Dates:	Published: 5 May 2020 Published (online): 5 May 2020 Accepted: 26 April 2020
Institution:	The University of Leeds
Academic Units:	The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Medicine (Leeds) > Institute of Rheumatology & Musculoskeletal Medicine (LIRMM) (Leeds) > Rehabilitation Medicine (Leeds)
Depositing User:	Symplectic Publications
Date Deposited:	08 Aug 2023 12:45
Last Modified:	08 Aug 2023 12:46
Published Version:	https://acnr.co.uk/articles/clinical-frailty-scale...
Status:	Published
Publisher:	Whitehouse Publishing
Identification Number:	10.47795/KNRB2304
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID):	oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:202235

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More than a number; the limitations of the Clinical Frailty Scale for patient escalation decision making in COVID-19

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