JAL van Kempen, MD, registrar in geriatric medicine; A Jacobs, MD, registrar in geriatric medicine; SHM Robben, MD, registrar in geriatric medicine; RJF Melis, MD, PhD, senior registrar in geriatric medicine; MGM Olde Rikkert, MD, PhD, professor in geriatric medicine, Department of Geriatric Medicine, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
Research Abstract BackgroundPrimary care is increasingly interested in the identification of frailty, as it selects the target population for integrated care. However, instruments for the identification of frailty specifically validated for use in primary care are scarce. This study developed the Easycare Two-step Older persons Screening (Easycare-TOS), which provides a valid, efficient, and pragmatic screening procedure to identify frail older people.