Frailty
Weight loss, weight loss
The presence of 3 positive indicators of the five fried model indicators: weight loss, exhaustion, low energy expenditure, slowness, and weakness will be considered as frail.
Weight loss: Unintentional weight loss of 4.5 kg or more in the past 6 months and/or BMI of less than 18.5 kg/mExhaustion: a little or none of the time responses for the Short Form 12-item Survey (SF-12) question, “how much of the time during the past 4 weeks did you have a lot of energy?”.Low energy expenditure: A score < 73 on the Physical Activity Score for the Elderly (PASE) questionnaire.Slowness: The average of two readings in the 6m gait speed test and a gait speed of 0.65 msWeakness: Hand grip strength < 25 kg would be considered “weak.”