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Table 1 Comparative Analysis of Clinical Frailty Instrument

From: Assessment of frailty: a survey of quantitative and clinical methods

 

Model Type

Assessment Method

Frailty Components

Frailty Scale

Evaluation Criterion

1

Fried Phenotype [3]

Subjective and Objective

Weight Loss Weakness, Slow Walking, Low Physical Activity, Exhaustion

7-point Frailty scale Non-Frail = No Phenotypes, Pre-Frail= 1 or 2 Phenotypes, Frail = More than 3 Phenotypes

covariate adjusted logistic model and Kaplan Meir

2

Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) [5]

Subjective

Comorbidity, Function Measures

7-point Frailty scale

ROC, Interrater Reliability, Pearson Coefficient

3

Jones [14]

Impairments, Comorbidity Disability

Subjective

13-Point Frailty Scale Mild = 1-7, Moderate = 7-13, Severe = >13

Interrater Reliability, Sensibility

4

Edmonton Frail Scale [13]

Subjective

Cognitive Impairment, Balance and Mobility, Cognition, Heath Status, Functional Independence, Social Support, Medication Use, Nutrition, Mood and Continence

Maximum Score : 17 Severe Frail = Highest Score, Non-Frail= 0

Interrater Reliability, Internal Consistency, Construct Validity

5

Tilburg Frailty Indicator [16, 17]

Subjective

Physical, Psychological, and Social

Maximum Score=15 Severe Level

Hierarchical And Logistic Regression Analysis Interrater Reliability, Internal Consistency

6

Groningen Frailty Indicator [20]

Subjective

Physical, Psychological, Social and Cognition

Scale Range (0-4) Non-Frail =0, Severe Frail= (institutionalization)

Spearman Rank Correlations, Multi-Variate Regression Analysis