Translation and Cultural Adaptation of the Groningen Frailty Indicator (GFI) in Patients With Hip Fracture
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: GFI.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Frailty Syndrome, Hip Fractures. Basic parameters: from 65 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Greece
- Next step
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Official title
Translation and Cultural Adaptation of the Greek Version of the Groningen Frailty Indicator (GFI) in Patients With Hip Fracture; a Prospective Cohort Study
Overview
This study attempts to the translation and the cultural adaptation of the Groningen Frailty Indicator (GFI) questionnaire in the Greek population in patients suffering from hip fracture.
Detailed description
Frailty indicates a state of vulnerability in terms of poor health outcomes, such as mortality, hospitalization, institutionalization and loss of function in one or more domains (i.e. physical, psychological, cognitive and social domains). Frailty is not only associated with poor quality of life and life satisfaction but also has an effect on health care demands, as the number of frail people in our aging population will increase.
Current literature suggests that frailty is a common condition among elderly patients with hip fracture. Ageing has been associated with a decline in physiological reserves which impedes the body's ability to withstand and recover from minor and major challenges, such as the hip fracture. Hence, accurate diagnosis of frailty seems mandatory. The Groningen Frailty Indicator (GFI) questionnaire is a feasible, reliable and valid self-assessment tool.
This study will provide the first official Greek translation and cultural adaptation of the GFI according to the ISPOR (International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research) guidelines.
Interventions
- Other GFI
Two trained raters who will be blinded and will have no access to each other's evaluation, will administer the GFI questionnaire within 24 hours of patients' hospital admission.
Primary outcome measures
- Translation and Cultural adaptation of the Greek version of Groningen Frailty Indicator (GFI) questionnaire [Time frame: Within 24 hours of the hospital admission]
Secondary outcome measures (1)
- Incidence of frailty syndrome [Time frame: Baseline (On admission)]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- adult patients over 65 years old with hip fractures undergoing surgery
- an ASA (American Society of Anesthesiologists) PS (physical status) I to III
- non-institutionalized
- able to communicate orally or in writing
- consent to participate
Exclusion criteria
- refused to participate
- pathological hip fractures
- institutionalized
- patients with hip fracture treated conservatively
- patients with severe cognitive dysfunction
- patients with insufficient knowledge of the Greek language
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
Study locations
Greece · 1 center
- University of Thessaly — Larissa
Identifiers
NCT: NCT05091645 · Gr-Groningen Frailty Indicator