Table 6 Full frailty index (83 items)

Psychosocial well-being

  Not close to someone in facility

  No strong supportive relationship with family

  Infrequent participation in longstanding social activities

  Infrequent visits from friends/family

  Infrequent interaction with friends/family

Mood

  Makes negative statements

  Persistent anger

  Unrealistic fears

  Repetitive health complaints

  Repetitive anxiety

  Sad, pained, worried facial expressions

  Crying, tearfulness

  Withdrawal from activities of interest

  Reduced social interactions

  Lack of pleasure in life

Cognition

  Minimally impaired (0.5) or moderate/severely impaired (1) decision-making skills

  Short-term memory problems

  Procedural memory problems

  Situational memory problems

  Easily distracted

  Episodes of disorganized speech

  Declined decision-making last 90 days

Communication

  At least some difficulty to make self understood

  At least some difficulty understanding

  Moderate/severe hearing problems

  Moderate/severe vision problems

Functional status

  Limited help (0.5), extensive help (1) with phone use

  Limited help (0.5), extensive help (1) with stair climbing

  Limited help (0.5), extensive help (1) with shopping

  Limited help (0.5), extensive help (1) with bathing

  Limited help (0.5), extensive help (1) with personal hygiene

  Limited help (0.5), extensive help (1) with dressing upper body

  Limited help (0.5), extensive help (1) with dressing lower body

  Limited help (0.5), extensive help (1) with walking

  Limited help (0.5), extensive help (1) with locomotion

  Limited help (0.5), extensive help (1) with transferring

  Minimal help (0.5), extensive help (1) with toilet use

  Minimal help (0.5), extensive help (1) with bed mobility

  Minimal help (0.5), extensive help (1) with eating

  Less than 1 hour of physical activity in last 3 days

  Did not go out within a 3 day period

  Declined in ADL over last 90 days

Incontinence

  Some (0.5), daily (1) bladder incontinence

  Some (0.5), daily (1) bowel incontinence

Disease diagnosis

  Hip fracture, other fractures, osteoporosis

  Arthritis

  Alzheimer’s disease/dementia

  Hemiplegia

  Multiple sclerosis

  Paraplegia/quadriplegia

  Parkinson's disease

  Stroke or CVA

  Hypertension

  Coronary heart disease

  Congestive heart failure

  COPD/Emphysema/Asthma

  Cancer

  Diabetes

  Renal disease

  Peripheral vascular disease

  Cardiac arrhythmias

  Thyroid disease

Health conditions

  At least 1 fall in last 30 days

  Balance - turning around

  Balance - dizziness

  Balance - unsteady gait

  Chest pain

  Abnormal thought process

  Delusions

  Hallucinations

  Aphasia

  Vomiting

  Non-restful sleep/insomnia

  Too much sleep

  Peripheral edema

  Shortness of breath

  Fatigue - cannot complete day-to-day activities

  Pain present

  Poor self-reported health

Nutrition/Medications

  BMI 30–40 (0.5), BMI > 40 (1)

  Weight loss 5% or more in last 30 days or 10% in last 180 days

  Ten or more medications

  Allergy to any drug