Table 2 Perceived importance of frailty assessment across disciplines/professions

Number of respondents

16

20

13

49

A frailty assessment should be done for all surgical patients

9/13 (69.2%) 3.7

11/20 (55.0%) 3.4

10/13 (76.7%) 3.9

30/46 (65.2%) 3.6

It is part of my professional role/responsibility to assess patients for frailty

11/13 (84.6%) 4.2

14/20 (70.0%) 3.8

7/12 (58.3%) 3.3

32/45 (71.1%) 3.7

I always use a frailty assessment tool to assess patients for frailty

3/12 (25.0%) 2.5

3/20 (15.0%) 2.2

1/8 (12.5%) 2.5

7/40 (17.5%) 2.3

I am confident in my ability to assess patients for frailty

7/13 (53.8%) 3.2

5/20 (25.0%) 2.8

5/11 (45.5%) 2.8

17/44 (38.6%) 2.9

The frailty of a patient should play a role in planning a patient’s perioperative care in the hospital

16/16 (100%) 4.6

20/20 (100%) 4.2

13/13 (100%) 4.6

49/49 (100%) 4.4

The frailty of a patient always plays a role in my planning of a patient’s perioperative care in the hospital

14/16 (87.5%) 4.0

10/20 (50.0%) 3.4

11/13 (84.6%) 4.4

35/49 (71.4%) 3.9

Frailty is an important factor in how I provide a patient’s perioperative care in the hospital

14/15 (93.3%) 4.3

13/20 (65.0%) 3.7

11/11 (100%) 4.5

38/46 (82.6%) 4.1