Reproducibility of the Brazilian version of the Edmonton Frail Scale for elderly living in the community

Authors

  • Suzele Cristina Coelho Fabricio-Wehbe Universidade de Sao Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirao Preto
  • Idiane Rosset Cruz Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul; Escola de Enfermagem
  • Vanderlei Jose Haas Universidade Federal do Triangulo Mineiro
  • Marina Aleixo Diniz Universidade de Sao Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirao Preto
  • Rosana Aparecida Spadoti Dantas Universidade de Sao Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirao Preto
  • Rosalina Aparecida Partezani Rodrigues Universidade de Sao Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirao Preto

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/0104-1169.2933.2371

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: to verify the inter and intra-rater reproducibility of the Brazilian adapted version of the Edmonton Frail Scale (EFS) in an elderly group of residents. METHOD: in order to test the inter-rater reproducibility, two assessments were independently conducted by two researchers on the same day but at different times, in a sample of 103 elderly. Concerning the intra-rater reproducibility, the instrument was administered to 83 elderly (80.6% of the initial sample) by the same researcher in a time gap of 15 days between the two assessments. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: in relation to the inter-rater test, the Kappa was 0.81 (CI 0.61-1.00) and the Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC) corresponded to 0.87 (CI 0.82-0.91, p<0.001). In relation to the intra-rater test, the Kappa was 0.83 (CI 0.72-0.94) and the ICC 0.87 (CI 0.81-1.00, p<0.001). CONCLUSION: the results show that the EFS is reliable and can be used as a tool to improve geriatric nursing care in Brazil.

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Published

2013-12-01

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 6 (2013)

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Reproducibility of the Brazilian version of the Edmonton Frail Scale for elderly living in the community . (2013). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 21(6), 1330-1336. https://doi.org/10.1590/0104-1169.2933.2371