Development and evaluation of frailty index for patients with systemic lupus erythematosus in China

Meng-Yao Zhang, Qin Nie, Qian Tang, Xing-Yue Dai, Zhao-Liang Wang, Wen-Chen He, Guo-Cui Wu, Department of Oncology, Hefei First People, s Hospital , Anhui Province, School of Nursing, Anhui Medical University

Lupus: An International Journal

Published online on April 04, 2026

Abstract

Lupus, Ahead of Print.
ObjectiveTo develop and validate a frailty assessment scale tailored for patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).MethodsBased on the theory of the frailty integration model, an initial draft of the frailty index questionnaire was developed ...