Age and ageing
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Multicenter Study Observational Study
Optimal screening for increased risk for adverse outcomes in hospitalised older adults.
Screening for frailty might help to prevent adverse outcomes in hospitalised older adults. ⋯ The VMS-tool plus age (VMS+) offers an efficient instrument to identify frail hospitalised older adults at risk for adverse outcome. In clinical practice, it is important to weigh costs and benefits of screening given the rather low-predictive power of screening instruments.