Canadian Study of Health and Aging (CSHA) Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS, Clinical Frailty Score of Rockwood et al)

The Canadian Study of Health and Aging (CSHA) using a Clinical Fraility Scale (CFS) to evaluate older adults.

Patient selection: >= 65 years of age

Status	Scale
very fit	1
well	2
well with treated comorbid disease	3
apparently vulnerable	4
mildly frail	5
moderately frail	6
severely frail	7

These can be made operational using the following parameters:

(1) exercise and activity

(2) comorbid condition

(3) dependency and disability

Exercise	Comorbid Conditions	Disability	Scale
robust and active	none	none	1
less fit	none	none	2
NA	controlled	none	3
NA	symptomatic	none	4
NA	NA	limited	5
NA	NA	needs help with several activities of daily living	6
NA	NA	completely dependent or end of life	7

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