Table 1.
CFS Score | Interpretation |
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1 | Very fit: robust, active, energetic, well motivated, and fit; fittest in their age group |
2 | Well: without active disease but not as fit as those in category 1 |
3 | Well: with treated comorbid disease |
4 | Apparently vulnerable: not dependent but has symptoms from comorbid disease (such as being slowed up) |
5 | Mildly frail: limited dependence on others for instrumental activities of daily living |
6 | Moderately frail: help is needed for instrumental activities of daily living and activities of daily living |
7 | Severely frail: completely dependent on others for instrumental activities of daily living and activities of daily living or terminally ill |
CFS, Clinical Frailty Scale.