Research Article
Effect of Frailty on Functional Gain, Resource Utilisation, and Discharge Destination: An Observational Prospective Study in a GEM Ward
Table 2
Comparing admission, discharge, and difference in functional improvement across frailty status.
| Frailty status | Admission FIM | Discharge FIM | Difference in FIM | Mean (±SD) | Mean (±SD) | Mean (±SD) |
| Pre-frail | 95.7 (±13.7) | 105.7 (12.3) | 9.9 (6.9) | Frail | 84.3 (±19.3) | 96.7 (17.1) | 12.4 (11.1) | Severely frail | 70.2 (±20.1) | 80.73 (22.8) | 10.5 (20.9) |
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