@article{Collins_J-2020_59297, title = {The clinical frailty scale: estimating the prevalence of frailty in older patients hospitalised with COVID-19. The COPE study}, author = {Collins, J. and Short, R. and Carter, B. and Verduri, A. and Myint, P. and Quinn, T. and Vilches-Moraga, A. and Stechman, M. and Moug, S. and McCarthy, K. and Hewitt, J.}, month = {sep}, year = {2020}, abstract = {Frailty assessed using Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) is a good predictor of adverse clinical events including mortality in older people. CFS is also an essential criterion for determining ceilings of care in people with COVID-19. Our aims were to assess the prevalence of frailty in older patients hospitalised with COVID-19, their sex and age distribution, and the completion rate of the CFS tool in evaluating frailty.}, volume = {5}, issue = {3}, journal = {Geriatrics}, publisher = {MDPI}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/geriatrics5030058}, }