Resilience, frailty and outcomes in geriatric rehabilitation

Abstract

Objective: To assess relationships between resilience, frailty and outcomes in geriatric rehabilitation inpatients. Methods: Eighty-nine inpatients had Brief Resilience Scale (BRS) and frailty index (FI-CGA) completed. Pearson's or Spearman's correlation was used to determine correlation between BRS, FI-CGA and covariates. Multivariate logistic regression was used to determine associations between resilience, frailty and covariates with functional independence measure gain, length of stay (LOS) > 21 days, mortality and discharge care requirements. Results: There was a negative correlation between BRS and premorbid FI-CGA (r = −0.31, P = 0.03) and admission FI-CGA (r = −0.26, P = 0.01) and be..