Award
National Institute on Aging 1R03AG083556-01
Surrogate Assessment of Frailty using Electronic Tools (SAFE-T)
Recipient
Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Award Amount
$157,500.00
Ceiling
$157,500.00
Awarded
September 06, 2024
Identifier
1R03AG083556-01
This award funds a project to validate questionnaire-based frailty assessments for older adults post-critical illness, comparing patient and surrogate responses to performance-based methods to improve health outcomes.
Description
The project aims to develop and validate questionnaire-based frailty assessments for older adults surviving critical illness, especially when performance-based assessments are not feasible. It addresses critical illness-associated frailty, a significant public health issue driven by the growing number of survivors of critical illness, the aging U.S. population, and the COVID-19 pandemic. The study will compare questionnaire responses from patients and surrogates with performance-based assessments to establish validity and reliability.