Sutton, JL;
Gould, R;
Howard, R;
(2022)
Assessing frailty indicators in the context of psychiatric disorder: A Delphi consensus study.
International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
, 37
(1)
10.1002/gps.5642.
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Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Substantial construct overlap exists between indicators of frailty and symptoms of some psychiatric disorders. This study aimed to gain consensus of expert academic opinion on the potential impact of psychiatric illness on frailty assessment and how best to conceptualise and measure frailty indicators in the context of psychiatric symptoms. DESIGN: A classic Delphi approach was employed across two studies to achieve consensus: The first-round questionnaire consisted of open-ended questions, analysed through content analysis. The results informed the development of statements for participants to rate their agreement with in subsequent Delphi rounds. Statements with ≥66% agreement were accepted. Delphi Study 1 recruited experts in frailty assessment (n = 13) and Delphi Study 2 recruited experts in frailty and psychiatric disorder (n = 8). Experts were recruited globally. RESULTS: Overall, 40% of Delphi Study 1 statements and 43% of Delphi Study 2 statements were accepted. Primarily, consensus was reached for statements concerning the influence of depression/anxiety on frailty assessment and potential methods of conceptualising and measuring frailty indicators in the context of psychiatric symptoms. Little consensus was reached concerning the ease and importance of differentiating between frailty indicators and psychiatric assessment criteria with substantial overlap. CONCLUSIONS: The Delphi studies provide a novel exploration and consensus of expert academic opinions concerning the assessment of frailty indicators in the context of psychiatric symptoms. The results will inform future research into the adaptation or development of a frailty assessment tool specifically for use in older adult psychiatric populations.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Assessing frailty indicators in the context of psychiatric disorder: A Delphi consensus study |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1002/gps.5642 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.5642 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Delphi study; frailty assessment; older adults; psychiatric disorder |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Division of Psychiatry |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10137058 |
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