ICT-supported Multidimensional Approach for Frailty Screening in Community-dwelling Individuals Aged ≥ 65 Years

Approccio Multidimensionale Supportato Dalle ICT Per lo Screening Della fragilità Nei Soggetti di età ≥ 65 Anni Che Vivono in comunità - SUNFRAIL+

SUNFRAIL+ is a prospective observational cohort study aimed to carry out a multidimensional assessment of community-dwelling older adults, through an IT platform, which allows to connect the items of the SUNFRAIL frailty assessment tool with a cascading multidimensional in-depth assessment of the bio-psycho-social domains of frailty. It is a multicentric study. Seven centres will administer SUNFRAIL questionnaire to 100 older adults each and, according to the specific "alerts" triggered by the answers provided, older adults will be subjected to one or more validated in-depth tests in order to perform further diagnostic or dimensional evaluations.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age ≥65 years;
• Living at home;
• accessing participating centres for social and healthcare services other than those covered by this study;
• ability to sign the informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• Age <65 years;
• Residents in care facilities (hospital, nursing home);
• have overt frailty or disability; are already enrolled in home care; are unable to understand the study aims and sign the informed consent