Key result
A structured teaching programme and mobile application improved the accuracy of Clinical Frailty Scale scoring by the vascular team, facilitating accurate identification of patients for referral.
Why the study?
Geriatricians piloted a perioperative medicine for older people undergoing surgery service and aimed to improve Clinical Frailty Scale accuracy assigned by the vascular team.
Does a structured teaching programme and mobile application improve Clinical Frailty Scale accuracy in patients with lower limb vascular pathology?
Does a structured teaching programme and mobile application improve Clinical Frailty Scale accuracy in patients with lower limb vascular pathology?
Education and mobile app use within surgical teams improves the accuracy of frailty scoring, aiding appropriate referral to geriatric services.
Education and apps may enhance CFS accuracy for POPS referrals; leaves open effects on perioperative outcomes.
Geriatricians in Leicester piloted a perioperative medicine for older people undergoing surgery (POPS) service for patients with a lower limb vascular pathology and Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) score of 5 or more. We aimed to improve CFS accuracy assigned by the vascular team through a structured teaching programme and use of a mobile application. Frailty scoring improved after each intervention, facilitating accurate identification of patients for referral to geriatricians. Education within host surgical teams is therefore crucial to POPS service development.
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Thakrar et al. (2026) studied Lower limb vascular pathology and frailty. Structured teaching programme and mobile application was evaluated on Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) accuracy assigned by the vascular team. A structured teaching programme and mobile application improved the accuracy of Clinical Frailty Scale scoring by the vascular team, facilitating accurate identification of patients for referral.
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