Resources for the Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment based
Proactive and Personalised Primary Care of the Elderly
PRISMA-7
Purpose : Assessment of presence of frailty
Admin time : 5 min.
User Friendly : High
Administered by : GP or nurse
Content : 7 questions, where 3 or more positive answers is indicative of frailty
Author : Raiche M, 2006
Copyright : free to use
Trade Mark : The Program on Research for Integrating Services for the Maintenance of Autonomy (PRISMA) was developed by researchers from the Research Centre on Aging at the Université de Sherbrooke led by Réjean Hébert, and the Geriatric Research Unit from the Université Laval led by André Tourigny, both in Québec, Canada.
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PRISMA-7
PRISMA-7
Advantages:
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free to use
- brief
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simple
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valid
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accurate and reliable
Disadvantages:
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risk of (selective) non-response
Accuracy :
sensitivity 76,0 % and specificity between 86.2 % and 100% (Sukkriang N, 2020)
This Tool is used in the evaluation of Frailty
Back To : Frailty
This Tool is also used in Proactive Care
Back To : Proactive Care