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Table 3 Perceived usefulness of the CFS score across disciplines/professions

From: Surgical frailty assessment: a missed opportunity

 

Nurses

Surgeons

Allied health

Total

Number of respondents

16

20

13

49

The CFS score is useful to the overall perioperative care that is provided in the hospital

4/8 (50.0%) 3.6

5/11 (45.5%) 3.5

3/7 (42.9%) 3.4

12/26 (46.2%) 3.5

The CFS Score is useful to the perioperative care that I provide in the hospital

4/8 (50.0%) 3.5

3/11 (27.3%) 3.1

2/7 (28.6%) 3.3

9/26 (34.6%) 3.3

I would like to use or continue using the CFS score in my care of older adults

7/11 (63.6%) 3.8

7/13 (53.8%) 3.5

5/7 (71.4%) 3.7

19/31 (61.3%) 3.7

  1. Not all respondents answered all questions. Each item above represents all people who strongly agreed or agreed (numerator) divided by the number of responses to that question (denominator). The mean score (1 = “Strongly disagree”, 3 = “Neither agree nor disagree”, and 5 = “Strongly agree”) is reported below