| Characteristic | Total (n = 587) | Frail FP-CGA (n = 213) | Frail G-CGA (n = 294) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) (mean ± SD) | 77 ± 5 | 79 ± 5 | 77 ± 5 |
| Sex, women (%) | 330 (56) | 120 (56) | 165 (56) |
| Multimorbidity | |||
| ≥2 diseases (%) | 396 (68) | 191 (90) | 253 (86) |
| Polypharmacy | |||
| ≥4 Medications (%) | 362 (62) | 156 (73) | 204 (69) |
| Disability | |||
| Activities of Daily Living Scale (ADL) disability (≥1 disability on Katz ADL scale) (%) | 140 (24) | 84 (39) | 104 (35) |
| Instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) disability (≥1 disability on Katz IADL scale) (%) | 317 (54) | 164 (77) | 225 (77) |
| Cognition | |||
| Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) ≤24* (%) | 63 (11) | 50 (23) | 58 (20) |
| Mobility | |||
| Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) <9† (%) | 163 (28) | 113 (53) | 138 (47) |
| Poor hearing (%) | 266 (45) | 110 (52) | 158 (54) |
| Poor vision (%) | 270 (46) | 127 (60) | 167 (57) |
| Mental wellbeing | |||
| Depression: Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS)-15 ≥6‡ (%) | 46 (8) | 35 (17) | 44 (15) |
| Anxiety: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale-A ≥7‖ (%) | 45 (7) | 34 (16) | 41 (14) |
| Social context | |||
| Loneliness | |||
| Sometimes (%) | 141 (24) | 72 (34) | 90 (31) |
| Often (%) | 19 (3) | 11 (5) | 12 (4) |
| Nobody to help in case of an emergency (%) | 49 (8) | 24 (11) | 31 (11) |
| Self-perceived health | |||
| Excellent (%) | 29 (5) | 2 (1) | 7 (2) |
| Very good (%) | 56 (10) | 2 (1) | 8 (3) |
| Good (%) | 295 (50) | 90 (42) | 117 (40) |
| Reasonable (%) | 187 (32) | 101 (47) | 142 (48) |
| Poor (%) | 20 (3) | 18 (8) | 20 (7) |
| Quality of life (range, 0–10) (mean ± SD) | 7.5 ± 1.0 | 7.2 ± 1.0 | 7.2 ± 1.0 |
| Care use | |||
| Days of hospitalization in the past year (mean ± SD) | 1.4 ± 5.2 | 2.4 ± 6.6 | 2.2 ± 6.6 |
| Hours/week home care (mean ± SD) | 1.0 ± 2.1 | 1.9 ± 2.9 | 1.6 ± 2.6 |
| Number of professional caregivers | |||
| 1–3 (%) | 329 (56) | 145 (68) | 178 (61) |
| ≥4 (%) | 47 (8) | 31 (15) | 39 (13) |
| Informal care (%) | 89 (15) | 64 (30) | 69 (24) |
| Frailty Index ¶ (mean ± SD) | 0.25 ± 0.11 | 0.34 ± 0.11 | 0.32 ± 0.10 |
| Number of domains with fair or poor rating according to family physicians (mean ± SD) | 2.0 ± 2.3 | 3.6 ± 1.9 | 3.3 ± 2.4 |
| Number of domains with fair or poor rating according to geriatrician (mean ± SD) | 3.1 ± 2.6 | 4.4 ± 1.7 | 5.0 ± 2.2 |
↵* MMSE score of ≤24 is indicative of cognitive problems (range, 0–30).
↵† SPPB score of <9 is indicative of a high risk for loss of mobility (range, 0–12).
↵‡ GDS-15 score of ≥6 is indicative of depression (range, 0–15).
↵‖ HADS-A score of ≥7 is indicative of anxiety symptoms (range, 0–21).
↵¶ Frailty Index27 where higher scores are indicative of being frailer (range, 0–1).
SD, standard deviation.