Abstract
[Purpose] To investigate the utility of Frail CS-10 as a scale to determine whetherornotto permit independent walking within the ward. [Subjects] The study subjects comprised patients who had been hospitalized in the year 2013 or were hospitalized at thetimeofthe study on the convalescent ward of Hospital A. [Method] We performed analyses with the presence or absence of falls during hospitalization as a dependent variable. An ROC curve was generated to determine a cutoff value for Frail CS-10. The validity of the value was examined based on logistic regression analysis with a history of falls as a dependent variable. [Results] The cutoff value for Frail CS-10 was 2.5 times. The scaleʼs AUC value was 0.97, with its sensitivity and specificity being 89 and 95%, respectively. Logistic regression analysis with a history of falls as an independent variable verified the validity of the calculated cutoff value. [Conclusion] Our findings suggest that Frail CS-10 canbeappliedtodetermine whether or not to permit independent walking within the ward.
