# Clinical Frailty Scale (OBSERVATION.clinical\_frailty\_scale)

**URL:** <https://discourse.openehr.org/t/clinical-frailty-scale-observation-clinical-frailty-scale/725>\
**Category:** CKM publication\
**Tags:** archetype\
**Created:** [26 May 2020 09:08 UTC](https://discourse.openehr.org/t/clinical-frailty-scale-observation-clinical-frailty-scale/725 "2020-05-26T09:08:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![maritalice](https://discourse.openehr.org/user_avatar/discourse.openehr.org/maritalice/32/129_2.png) [@maritalice](https://discourse.openehr.org/u/maritalice)\
**Post date:** [26 May 2020 09:08 UTC](https://discourse.openehr.org/t/clinical-frailty-scale-observation-clinical-frailty-scale/725/1 "2020-05-26T09:08:10Z")

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This archetype has been through 1 review round. There seems to be consensus among the reviewers. The archetype will be published soon.

Link to the archetype: [https://openehr.org/ckm/archetypes/1013.1.4691](https://openehr.org/ckm/archetypes/1013.1.4691).

Please reply to this topic if you have any objections or comments.

P.S: There is an ongoing discussion about the use of ordinals vs coded text in clinical scales, [Clinical scales - ordinal or coded text?](https://discourse.openehr.org/t/clinical-scales-ordinal-or-coded-text/709/5)

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**Author:** ![heather.leslie](https://discourse.openehr.org/user_avatar/discourse.openehr.org/heather.leslie/32/1980_2.png) [@heather.leslie](https://discourse.openehr.org/u/heather.leslie)\
**Post date:** [26 May 2020 09:23 UTC](https://discourse.openehr.org/t/clinical-frailty-scale-observation-clinical-frailty-scale/725/2 "2020-05-26T09:23:37Z")

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I think it is probably worth holding off publication until the discussion is resolved 🤔

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**Author:** ![ian.mcnicoll](https://discourse.openehr.org/user_avatar/discourse.openehr.org/ian.mcnicoll/32/4430_2.png) [@ian.mcnicoll](https://discourse.openehr.org/u/ian.mcnicoll)\
**Post date:** [26 May 2020 09:48 UTC](https://discourse.openehr.org/t/clinical-frailty-scale-observation-clinical-frailty-scale/725/3 "2020-05-26T09:48:48Z")

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I agree to hold off until we get the ordinal vs. coded\_text issue clarified.

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**Author:** ![siljelb](https://discourse.openehr.org/user_avatar/discourse.openehr.org/siljelb/32/12_2.png) [@siljelb](https://discourse.openehr.org/u/siljelb)\
**Post date:** [26 May 2020 09:56 UTC](https://discourse.openehr.org/t/clinical-frailty-scale-observation-clinical-frailty-scale/725/4 "2020-05-26T09:56:38Z")

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> [@heather.leslie](#):
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> I think it is probably worth holding off publication until the discussion is resolved 🤔

> [@ian.mcnicoll](#):
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> I agree to hold off until we get the ordinal vs. coded\_text issue clarified.

That was the intent. Hopefully we can get it cleared up pretty soon now. 😄

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**Author:** ![siljelb](https://discourse.openehr.org/user_avatar/discourse.openehr.org/siljelb/32/12_2.png) [@siljelb](https://discourse.openehr.org/u/siljelb)\
**Post date:** [27 May 2020 12:08 UTC](https://discourse.openehr.org/t/clinical-frailty-scale-observation-clinical-frailty-scale/725/5 "2020-05-27T12:08:41Z")

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We’re considering the discussion to be resolved now. The archetype will be published with the main element as a DV\_ORDINAL, with the numeric values removed from the text.