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. 2020 Nov 6;7(4):139. doi: 10.3390/bioengineering7040139

Table 2.

Definitions used for fallers and frailty.

Authors Definition Used for Falling and Frailty
Coni et al. (2019) Faller: ≥2 falls in previous 12 months
Doheny et al. (2011) Faller: ≥2 falls in previous 5 years, or previous fall requiring medical attention, or fear of falling, or cardiovascular risk factor for falls
Doheny et al. (2013) Faller: ≥2 falls in previous 12 months or fall requiring medical attention
Ejupi et al. (2016) Faller: fall in previous 12 months
Greene et al. (2014) Faller: ≥2 falls in previous 12 months or fall requiring medical attention Frailty: Fried phenotype used to classify participant as robust, pre-frail, or frail
Houck et al. (2011) Faller: hip fracture from fall within previous 12 months, no longer receiving physical therapy
Jung et al. (2019) Frailty: score on the Korean version of the FRAIL scale
Millor et al. (2013) Frailty: Fried phenotype used to classify participant as robust, pre-frail, or frail
Millor et al. (2014) Frailty: Fried phenotype used to classify participant as robust, pre-frail, or frail
Millor et al. (2017) Frailty: Fried phenotype used to classify participant as robust, pre-frail, or frail
Vincenzo et al. (2018) Faller: fall in previous 12 months
Zhang et al. (2017) Frailty: Groningen Frailty Indicator