Table 3. Comparison of Frailty Screening Index for continuing group and discontinued group by time period.
| Item | Questions | Answer | April 2020 frailty screening index | September 2020 frailty screening index | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discontinued group (n = 17) | Continuing group (n = 74) | p value | Discontinued group (n = 17) | Continuing group (n = 74) | p value | ||||
| Weight Loss |
Have you lost 2 kg or more in the past 6 months? | No | 0 | 14 (82) | 60 (81) | 1.000 | 13 (76) | 59 (80) | 0.748 |
| Yes | 1 | 3 (18) | 14 (19) | 4 (24) | 15 (20) | ||||
| Low physical function | Do you think you walk slower than before? | No | 0 | 11 (65) | 49 (66) | 1.000 | 10 (59) | 47 (64) | 0.784 |
| Yes | 1 | 6 (35) | 25 (34) | 7 (41) | 27 (36) | ||||
| Low physical activity | Do you go for a walk for your health at least once a week? | Yes | 0 | 10 (59) | 68 (92) | 0.002* | 14 (82) | 72 (97) | 0.043* |
| No | 1 | 7 (41) | 6 (8) | 3 (18) | 2 (3) | ||||
| Cognition | Can you recall what happened 5 minutes ago? | Yes | 0 | 16 (94) | 70 (95) | 1.000 | 16 (94) | 69 (93) | 1.000 |
| No | 1 | 1 (6) | 4 (5) | 1 (6) | 5 (7) | ||||
| Exhaustion | In the last 2 weeks, have you felt tired without a reason? | No | 0 | 10 (59) | 63 (85) | 0.037* | 10 (59) | 64 (86) | 0.015* |
| Yes | 1 | 7 (41) | 11 (15) | 7 (41) | 10 (14) | ||||
| Robust | 5 (29) | 35 (47) | 0.154 | 6 (35) | 32 (43) | 0.145 | |||
| Pre-frailty | 8 (47) | 33 (45) | 8 (47) | 39 (53) | |||||
| Frailty | 4 (24) | 6 (8) | 3 (18) | 3 (4) | |||||
Notes:
N (%).
*
p < 0.05.