FRAIL Scale Calculator
Assesses frailty in older adults Use to screen for frailty in older adults before major interventions or surgery.
When to use it
Use to screen for frailty in older adults before major interventions or surgery.
Category
Frailty Assessment
References
- Morley JE et al. A simple frailty questionnaire (FRAIL) predicts outcomes in middle aged African Americans. J Nutr Health Aging. 2012;16(7):601-608
- van Kan GA et al. The IANA Task Force on frailty assessment of older people in clinical practice. J Nutr Health Aging. 2008;12(1):29-37
About NephroMind
This calculator is part of NephroMind, a free clinical decision-aid platform from the Arab Society of Nephrology and Renal Transplantation (ASNRT) — over 129 bedside nephrology calculators plus a renal drug-dosing database, coded by a practicing transplant nephrologist.