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00925njm 22002777a 4500 dc Zamora-Sánchez, Juan-José author Zabaleta-del-Olmo, Edurne author Gea-Caballero, Vicente author Julián-Rochina, Iván author Pérez-Tortajada, Gemma author Jordi, Amblàs-Novellas author 2021-04-16T07:07:41Z 2021-04-16T07:07:41Z 2021-04-13 Fragilitat; Estat de salut; Atenció primària; Psicometria; Estudis de validació Fragilidad; Estado de salud; Atención primaria; Psicometría; Estudios de validación Frailty; Health status; Primary health care; Psychometrics; Validation studies Background The Frail-VIG frailty index has been developed recently. It is an instrument with a multidimensional approach and a pragmatic purpose that allows rapid and efficient assessment of the degree of frailty in the context of clinical practice. Our aim was to investigate the convergent and discriminative validity of the Frail-VIG frailty index with regard to EQ-5D-3L value. Methods We carried out a cross-sectional study in two Primary Health Care (PHC) centres of the Catalan Institute of Health (Institut Català de la Salut), Barcelona (Spain) from February 2017 to January 2019. Participants in the study were all people included under a home care programme during the study period. No exclusion criteria were applied. We used the EQ-5D-3L to measure Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) and the Frail-VIG index to measure frailty. Trained PHC nurses administered both instruments during face-to-face assessments in a participant’s home during usual care. The relationships between both instruments were examined using Pearson’s correlation coefficient and multiple linear regression analyses. Results Four hundred and twelve participants were included in this study. Frail-VIG score and EQ-5D-3L value were negatively correlated (r = − 0.510; P < 0.001). Non-frail people reported a substantially better HRQoL than people with moderate and severe frailty. EQ-5D-3L value declined significantly as the Frail-VIG index score increased. Conclusions Frail-VIG index demonstrated a convergent validity with the EQ-5D-3L value. Its discriminative validity was optimal, as their scores showed an excellent capacity to differentiate between people with better and worse HRQoL. These findings provide additional pieces of evidence for construct validity of the Frail-VIG index. http://hdl.handle.net/11351/5862 Psicometria Atenció primària Fractures - Avaluació PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHOLOGY::Behavioral Disciplines and Activities::Psychological Tests::Psychometrics PUBLIC HEALTH::Health Care (Public Health)::Health Care Levels::Health Care (Public Health)::Primary Health Care DISEASES::Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms::Pathologic Processes::Frailty PSIQUIATRÍA Y PSICOLOGÍA::disciplinas y actividades conductuales::pruebas psicológicas::psicometría SALUD PÚBLICA::atención a la salud (salud pública)::niveles de atención a la salud::atención a la salud (salud pública)::atención primaria de la salud ENFERMEDADES::afecciones patológicas, signos y síntomas::procesos patológicos::fragilidad Convergent and discriminative validity of the Frail-VIG index with the EQ-5D-3L in people cared for in primary health care