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. 2024 Aug 10;16(8):e66614. doi: 10.7759/cureus.66614

Table 1. Frequency of use of each rating scale, presence of criteria for social frailty, and content of the ratings.

TFI, Tilburg Frailty Indicator; SFS-8, 8-item Social Frailty Scale; GFI, Groningen Frailty Indicator; LSNS-6, Lubben Social Network Scale-6; CFAI, Comprehensive Frailty Assessment Instrument; HALFT, Help, Participation, Loneliness, Financial, and Talk; KFS, Korean Frailty Scale; FGE, Functional Geriatric Evaluation

Rating Scale Frequency of Use (Number of cases) Existence of Judgment Criteria (Yes/No) Factors Included in the Evaluation
TFI 34% (29) 15/29 Living alone, lack of social relationships, lack of social support
Makizako method 31% (27) 27/27 Living alone, frequency of going out, visiting friends, helping friends and family, talking every day
Yamada method 6% (5) 5/5 Living alone, financial difficulties, lack of social activities, frequency of contact with neighbors
SFS-8 3% (3) 3/3 Living alone, visiting friends, talking to family and friends, confidants, frequency of going out, eating with someone, financial constraints, daily conversation
GFI 3% (3) 1/3 Absence of neighbors, sense of abandonment, emptiness
LSNS-6 3% (3) 2/3 Number of family and friends (see/talk regularly, can talk privately, can ask for help)
CFAI 3% (3) 0/3 Social loneliness, social support
HALFT 2% (2) 2/2 Loneliness, support from others, limited social activities, financial difficulties, ability to talk to someone
KFS 2% (2) 1/2 Social network, social support
FGE 2% (2) 0/2 Social and economic resources