Outcomes That Matter and Questionnaires for Older People With Frailty

Inclusion criteria

• Over the age of 65
• Indication of frailty in one of the following ways:

• Clinical diagnosis of frailty
• Assessment of at least "4" on the Clinical Frailty Scale by a healthcare professional
• Having mental capacity to consent to participate as defined under the Mental Capacity Act (2005). This will be assessed in the telephone conversation prior to the interview by a researcher who has received Mental Capacity training
• Available to be interviewed by face-to-face interview at the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Exeter Clinical Research Facility or as a home visit, or as an online meeting

Exclusion criteria

• Not able to participate in face-to-face interview or use video call technology
• Not assessed as frail
• Not able to express thoughts and opinions in sufficient depth for analysis, even with facilitation by a relative or carer. This will be assessed in the telephone conversation with the researcher prior to the interview.
• Lacking capacity to consent to participate as defined under the Mental Capacity Act (2005). An individual would be unable to participate if they cannot:

• Understand the information relevant to the decision of participating
• Retain that information
• Use or weigh up that information as part of the process of deciding whether to participate
• Communicate their decision to other people