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The associations of the at-point CFS with outcomes of falls, delirium, pressure ulcers, 30-day unplanned readmission and\/or emergency department (ED) visits, institutionalization, and a composite outcome were analyzed.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>In the study population (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>= 1,016), 26 patients had incident pressure ulcers, 6 patients had falls, 50 patients experienced delirium, and 13 patients died during hospitalization. Also, 37 patients experienced an ED visit and 22 patients had an unplanned readmission within 30 days after discharge. The composite outcome was 1.7% among patients with the CFS &amp;lt; 5 and 28.5% among patients with the CFS \u2265 5. The higher CFS was associated with an increased risk of a fall [odds ratio (OR) 1.74 (1.01\u20133.01)], pressure ulcers [OR 3.02 (2.15\u20134.23)], delirium [OR 2.72 (2.13\u20133.46)], 30-day readmission [OR 1.94 (1.44\u20132.62)], ED visit [OR 1.81 (1.47\u20132.23)], death [OR 3.27 (2.02\u20135.29)], and institutionalization after discharge [OR 1.88 (1.62\u20132.18)].<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>The at-point CFS assessed in older inpatients can screen high-risk individuals who might experience adverse geriatric conditions and in-hospital outcomes.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fmed.2022.929555","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,7,6]],"date-time":"2022-07-06T16:43:35Z","timestamp":1657125815000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":14,"title":["At-Point Clinical Frailty Scale as a Universal Risk Tool for Older Inpatients in Acute Hospital: A Cohort Study"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"9","author":[{"given":"Hee-Won","family":"Jung","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Ji Yeon","family":"Baek","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Young hye","family":"Kwon","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Il-Young","family":"Jang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Dae Yul","family":"Kim","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Hyouk-Soo","family":"Kwon","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Sun hee","family":"Lee","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Hyun jin","family":"Oh","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Eunju","family":"Lee","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Younsuck","family":"Koh","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,7,6]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"36","DOI":"10.1038\/s43587-020-00017-z","article-title":"The physical frailty syndrome as a transition from homeostatic symphony to cacophony","volume":"1","author":"Fried","year":"2021","journal-title":"Nature Aging."},{"key":"B2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"752","DOI":"10.1016\/S0140-6736(12)62167-9","article-title":"Frailty in elderly people","volume":"381","author":"Clegg","year":"2013","journal-title":"Lancet."},{"key":"B3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"M146","DOI":"10.1093\/gerona\/56.3.M146","article-title":"Frailty in older adults: evidence for a phenotype","volume":"56","author":"Fried","year":"2001","journal-title":"J. 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