@article{ref1,
title="Association between gait speed and the SHARE Frailty Instrument in a falls and syncope clinic",
journal="European geriatric medicine",
year="2021",
author="O'Donoghue, Patrick J. and Claffey, Paul and Rice, Ciara and Byrne, Lisa and Cunningham, Conal and Kenny, Rose Anne and Romero-Ortuno, Roman",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="PURPOSE: Identifying physical frailty is useful in the context of falls and syncope assessment. The phenotype-based SHARE Frailty Instrument for Primary Care (SHARE-FI) does not measure gait speed. We evaluated the association between SHARE-FI and gait speed in a Falls' and Syncope Unit (FASU). <br><br>METHODS: We recruited a pilot sample of patients aged 50 and over attending FASU between November 2019 and March 2020. The association between gait speed and SHARE-FI was assessed with the Spearman's co-efficient (r(s)). Logistic regression was conducted to investigate the association controlling for age, sex, body mass index, comorbidities and polypharmacy. <br><br>RESULTS: 104 participants were included (34 frail) median (IQR) age 74 (68-79) years. 68 were female. There was a significant negative correlation between frailty and gait speed (r(s) - 0.54, P < 0.001). In the multivariable model, gait speed remained independently associated with frailty (OR 0.09, 95% CI 0.02-0.52, P = 0.007). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: SHARE-FI significantly captured gait speed in this clinical sample, adding to its validity.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1878-7649",
doi="10.1007/s41999-021-00509-0",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s41999-021-00509-0"
}