Content validation of the Tilburg Frailty Indicator from the perspective of frail elderly. A qualitative explorative study

Highlights • The Tilburg Frailty Indicator (TFI) measures frailty in the bio-psycho-social domains. • A deductive content analysis validated TFI from a target population perspective. • The TFI reflects the issues that frail elderly themselves experience as troublesome. • However, important issues fr...

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Published in:	Archives of gerontology and geriatrics Vol. 61; no. 3; pp. 392 - 399
Main Authors:	Andreasen, Jane, Lund, Hans, Aadahl, Mette, Gobbens, Robbert J.J, Sorensen, Erik E
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Netherlands Elsevier Ireland Ltd 01-11-2015
Subjects:	Activities of Daily Living Aged Content validation Deductive content analysis Elderly Explorative Frail Elderly Frailty Health Status Hospitalization Humans Internal Medicine Interviews as Topic Mental Disorders Pain Patient Discharge Physical Examination Psychometrics Qualitative Research Quality of Life - psychology Reproducibility of Results Spirituality Surveys and Questionnaires - standards The Tilburg Frailty Questionnaire Content validation Frailty Explorative The Tilburg Frailty Questionnaire Elderly Deductive content analysis
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Summary:	Highlights • The Tilburg Frailty Indicator (TFI) measures frailty in the bio-psycho-social domains. • A deductive content analysis validated TFI from a target population perspective. • The TFI reflects the issues that frail elderly themselves experience as troublesome. • However, important issues from a target population perspective were not covered. • A valid screening tool for frailty is important for clinical practice.
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ISSN:	0167-4943 1872-6976
DOI:	10.1016/j.archger.2015.08.017