Translation, adaptation and pilot testing of the Pictorial Fit-Frail Scale (PFFS) for use in Malaysia – The PFFS-Malay version (PFFS-M)

• Main Authors: Sally, Ahip, Sazlina, Shariff Ghazali, Sabrina, Lukas, Azah, Abdul Samad, Ummu Kalsum, Mustapha, Olga, Theou, Renuka, Visvanathan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS OF MALAYSIA 2021
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RA Public aspects of medicine; RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine; RT Nursing; RZ Other systems of medicine
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/35288/1/adaptation1.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/35288/; https://e-mfp.org/article/translation-adaptation-and-pilot-testing-of-the-pictorial-fit-frail-scale-pffs-for-use-in-malaysia-the-pffs-malay-version-pffs-m/; https://doi.org/10.51866/oa1036
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

Background: Frailty is an important health issue in an aging population; it is a state of vulnerability that renders the elderly susceptible to adverse health outcomes, including disability, hospitalization, long-term care admission and death. Early frailty stages are recognizable through screening...