Table 2. Clinical Frailty Scale [15].
Fitness of the patient | Score |
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Very fit - robust, active, energetic, exercise daily | 1 |
Well - no active disease, but less fit (exercise 1–2 times weekly) | 2 |
Managing well - disease symptoms well controlled | 3 |
Vulnerable - disease symptoms not completely controlled, patient, “slowed up”, but not frankly dependent | 4 |
Mildly frail - limited dependence on others for instrumental activities of daily living | 5 |
Moderately frail - need help for instrumental and non-instrumental activities of daily living | 6 |
Severely frail - completely dependent on others for activities of daily living | 7 |