SHARE-FI (Frailty Index in Elderly Cardiac) Calculator
- SHARE-FI (Frailty Index in Elderly Cardiac Patients): Explanation and Clinical Context
SHARE-FI is a validated tool designed to assess frailty in community-dwelling older adults, particularly useful in elderly cardiac patients.
It uses five domains: exhaustion, loss of appetite, weakness (grip strength), slowness (walking speed), and low physical activity.
Each domain contributes to a composite score that classifies patients as non-frail, pre-frail, or frail.
Frailty in cardiac patients has been associated with increased risk of hospitalization, mortality, and poorer outcomes after interventions.
This tool helps clinicians stratify risk, optimize pre- and post-procedural care, and guide shared decision-making.
Reference:
Searle SD, Mitnitski A, Gahbauer EA, Gill TM, Rockwood K. A standard procedure for creating a frailty index. BMC Geriatrics. 2008;8:24. doi:10.1186/1471-2318-8-24
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