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Deficits included in Canadian Community Health Survey-based frailty index (FI)
| Concept/Variable | Description | FI value |
|---|---|---|
| Self-perceived health | Excellent/Very good Good Fair/Poor |
0.00 0.50 1.00 |
| Change in health status (past year) | Much better/Somewhat better/About the same Somewhat worse Much worse |
0.00 0.50 1.00 |
| Body mass index | Normal/Overweight Obese Underweight |
0.00 0.50 1.00 |
| Participation and activity limitations | Never Sometimes Often |
0.00 0.50 1.00 |
| Speech | Understood by everyone or only those who know them Partially understood by everyone Not understood by anyone or partially understood by those who know them |
0.00 0.50 1.00 |
| Emotional health | Happy and interested in life Somewhat happy Somewhat unhappy Very unhappy So unhappy that life is not worthwhile |
0.00 0.25 0.50 0.75 1.00 |
| Pain | None Pain does not prevent activity Pain prevents a few activities Pain prevents some activities Pain prevents most activities |
0.00 0.25 0.50 0.75 1.00 |
| Vision | Sees with/without glasses Reads newsprint with/without glasses; cannot see person across street with glasses Sees person across street with/without glasses; cannot read newsprint with glasses Cannot read newsprint or see person across street with glasses Cannot see |
0.00 0.25 0.50 0.75 1.00 |
| Hearing | Hears in group without hearing aid (HA) Hears one-on-one without HA; needs HA for group Can hear with HA Hears one-on-one without HA; cannot hear with HA in group Hears one-on-one with HA; cannot hear with HA in group Cannot hear |
0.00 0.20 0.40 0.60 0.80 1.00 |
| Mobility | Walks without difficulty and without aids Walks outside with difficulty; no help/aids needed Walks outside with aids; no help of another person Walks short distances unaided; needs wheelchair for longer distances Walks short distances with help; needs wheelchair for longer distances Cannot walk |
0.00 0.20 0.40 0.60 0.80 1.00 |
| Cognition | Can remember most things, think clearly, solve problems Remembers most things; some difficulty to think, solve problems Somewhat forgetful, but thinks, solves problems Somewhat forgetful; some difficulty to think, solve problems Very forgetful; great difficulty to think, solve problems Unable to remember anything, think, solve problems |
0.00 0.20 0.40 0.60 0.80 1.00 |
| Dexterity | Full use of two hands and 10 fingers Limited use of hands, no help needed Limited use of hands, uses special tools Limited use of hands, needs help for some tasks Limited use of hands, needs help for most tasks Limited use of hands, needs help for all tasks |
0.00 0.20 0.40 0.60 0.80 1.00 |
| Chronic conditions | Absence of a condition Arthritis or rheumatism; back problems other than arthritis; high blood pressure; chronic bronchitis or emphysema; heart disease; diabetes; cancer; effects of stroke; urinary incontinence; Alzheimer's disease/dementia |
0.00 1.00 |
| Limited in activities of daily living | Able to perform activities of daily living Preparing meals; getting to appointments and running errands; doing everyday housework; personal care such as washing, dressing; moving inside the house; looking after personal finances |
0.00 1.00 |
| Other | No fall-related injury (past 12 months) walked for exercise (past 3 months) Fall-related injury (past 12 months), no walking for exercise (past 3 months) |
0.00 1.00 |
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