Table 2 interRAI home care frailty scale items and associated correlations

 IADL – Housework

Ext Assistance

71.6

11.2

0.31

0.16

0.58

 IADL – Meals

Ext Assistance

58.2

12.3

0.33

0.18

0.67

 IADL - Meals

Any Problem

86.8

10.4

0.28

0.16

0.50

 IADL – Phone Use

Any Problem

21.0

14.8

0.22

0.11

0.55

 ADL – Personal Hygiene

Any Problem

45.3

13.2

0.35

0.17

0.67

 ADL – Locomotion

Physical Help

18.5

15.8

0.33

0.14

0.59

 ADL - Transfer

Extensive Help

20.8

15.2

0.31

0.12

0.58

 ADL – Toilet Use

Any Problem

30.6

14.0

0.30

0.13

0.60

 Climb Stairs

Not Indep

69.6

11.0

0.30

0.13

0.50

 Hrs of Phy Activity

<2 h in 3 days

47.6

11.9

0.27

0.15

0.47

 Fell in Last 90 Days

Yes

15.1

11.8

0.16

0.11

0.21

 Dizzy

Yes

18.0

10.6

0.13

0.10

0.12

 Cog – Decision Making

Not Indep

47.5

12.2

0.25

0.18

0.53

 IADL - Manage Medication

Ext Assistance

36.2

13.6

0.27

0.16

0.61

 IADL – Manage Finances

Any Problem

70.5

11.3

0.25

0.15

0.57

 Dementia Other Than Alzhimers

Yes

16.2

13.1

0.15

0.11

0.34

 Understand Others

Not Indep

30.5

13.1

0.23

0..16

0.48

 Decline in Soc Act

Yes -- (if yes, count of “2” rather than “1”)

43.0

11.7

0.36

0.18

0.39

 Reduced Soc Act

Yes

14.1

12.4

0.19

0.13

0.25

 Withdrawal From Activities of Interest

Yes

4.9

14.3

0.15

0.10

0.20

 Weight Loss

Yes

11.1

12.5

0.22

0.10

0.21

 Loss of Appetite

Yes

11.0

12.4

0.21

0.12

0.21

 Decrease in Food Eaten

Yes

3.7

14.3

0.16

0.06

0.19

 Bowel Incontinent

Some +

19.4

14.5

0.25

0.12

0.49

 Urinary Tract Infect

Yes

6.9

12.7

0.15

0.06

0.20

 Renal Failure

Yes

14.2

12.4

0.12

0.06

0.18

 Pneumonia

Yes

7.7

13.7

0.14

0.06

0.18

 Conges Heart Fail

Yes

15.2

11.4

0.16

0.11

0.19

 Emphysema

Yes

17.9

10.3

0.16

0.12

0.11