Self assessment tool
Frailty testing uses scales and assessments to identify older adults at risk for poor health outcomes, measuring decreased physical reserve through factors like slow walking speed, weak grip, fatigue, unintentional weight loss, and low activity levels, alongside cognitive, social, and psychological aspects, to help tailor care and prevent falls or hospitalizations.
Self assessment tool
Frailty testing uses scales and assessments to identify older adults at risk for poor health outcomes, measuring decreased physical reserve through factors like slow walking speed, weak grip, fatigue, unintentional weight loss, and low activity levels, alongside cognitive, social, and psychological aspects, to help tailor care and prevent falls or hospitalizations.
Elderly Care India
https://elderlycareindia.org/Source: Tocchi, C., Dixon, J., Naylor, M., Sangchoon, J., & McCorkle, R. (2014). Development of a frailty index measure for older adults: The Frailty Index for Elders. Journal of Nursing Measurement, 22(2), 223-240. Table 7, page 236.