Edmonton Frail Scale

Preferred Label : Edmonton Frail Scale;

NCIt synonyms : EFS;

NCIt definition : An assessment tool designed to be used by clinicians to assess the frailty of older patients. It assesses 10 domains including cognitive impairment and balance and mobility.;

NCI Metathesaurus CUI : CL936071;

Details

Origin ID

C157011;

UMLS CUI

C4724032;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Embryonal fyn-associated substrate [OMIM gene]
- condoms [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Intellectual Product [UMLS semantic type]
subset_includes_concept
- Activities that Require Help [NCIt concept]
- Cognition Clock Test [NCIt concept]
- Eleven to Twenty Seconds Walking [NCIt concept]
- Excellent, Very Good, or Good Health [NCIt concept]
- Fair Health [NCIt concept]
- Final Score Equals Sum of Column Totals [NCIt concept]
- Five to Eight Activities Required Help [NCIt concept]
- Greater Than Twenty Seconds Walking, or Patient Unwilling, or Requires Assistance Walking [NCIt concept]
- Have Recently Lost Weight and Clothing Has Become Looser [NCIt concept]
- Have Urinary Incontinence [NCIt concept]
- In General Would You Say Your Health Is [NCIt concept]
- No Hospital Admission [NCIt concept]
- No Spacing Errors [NCIt concept]
- Often Feel Sad or Depressed [NCIt concept]
- One or Two Hospital Admissions [NCIt concept]
- Other Errors [NCIt concept]
- Poor Health [NCIt concept]
- Referral Made Based on Final Score [NCIt concept]
- Referral Made Based on This Score [NCIt concept]
- Sometimes Forget to Take Prescription Medications [NCIt concept]
- Timed Get Up and Go Test [NCIt concept]
- Times Admitted to a Hospital [NCIt concept]
- Two or More Hospital Admissions [NCIt concept]
- Two to Four Activities Required Help [NCIt concept]
- Use Five or More Different Prescription Medications Regularly [NCIt concept]
- When Help is Needed Can Count on Someone Willing and Able to Meet Needs [NCIt concept]
- Zero or One Activity Required Help [NCIt concept]
- Zero to Ten Seconds Walking [NCIt concept]

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