Edmonton Frail Scale (EFS)
Edmonton Frail Scale (EFS; Rolfson 2006): nine domains summed to max 17.
Open the calculator → Runs in your browser. Data leaves only if you deliberately send a problem report from the interactive tool.
Example
- Cognition / clock-drawing
- Minor spacing errors
- Hospital admissions past year
- 1 to 2
- Self-rated health
- Fair
- IADLs needing help
- 2 to 4 need help
- Social support
- Sometimes
- Timed Up and Go
- 11 to 20 seconds
- Takes 5 or more prescription medications
- Yes
- Recent weight loss
- Yes
Result: Edmonton Frail Scale 8 of 17 — mild frailty.
The tool opens with these values already filled in. Replace them with your own.
What the result means
- Domains
- cognition, hospitalizations, self-rated health, IADLs, social support, TUG (0-2 each) + 5 yes/no items (meds x2, weight loss, mood, incontinence) = 0-17.
- Bands
- 0-5 not frail, 6-7 apparently vulnerable, 8-9 mild, 10-11 moderate, 12-17 severe frailty.
What you enter
- Cognition / clock-drawing (points)
- Hospital admissions past year (points)
- Self-rated health (points)
- IADLs needing help (points)
- Social support (points)
- Takes 5 or more prescription medications
- At times forgets medications
- Recent weight loss
The other 3 fields
- Often feels sad or depressed
- Urinary incontinence
- Timed Up and Go (points)
How this is calculated
Citation
Rolfson DB, Majumdar SR, Tsuyuki RT, Tahir A, Rockwood K. Validity and reliability of the Edmonton Frail Scale. Age Ageing. 2006;35(5):526-529. Read the source ↗
A reference and educational tool. Not medical, legal, or financial advice, and not a substitute for clinician judgment.