Clinical frailty scale
From IDWiki
- Very fit: robust, active, energetic, well motivated and fit; these people commonly exercise regularly and are in the most fit group for their age
- Well: without active disease, but less fit than people in category 1
- Well, with treated comorbid disease: disease symptoms are well controlled compared with those in category 4
- Apparently vulnerable: although not frankly dependent, these people commonly complain of being "slowed up" or have disease symptoms
- Mildly frail: with limited dependence on others forinstrumental activities of daily living
- Moderately frail: help is needed with both instrumental and non-instrumental activities of daily living
- Severely frail: completely dependent on others for the activities of daily living, or terminally ill
Further Reading
- Rockwood K, et al. A global clinical measure of fitness and frailty in elderly people. CMAJ. 2005;173(5):489-495.
