FRAIL Scale (frailty screen)

FRAIL Scale (Morley 2012): a 0–5 count over fatigue, resistance, ambulation, illnesses, and weight loss; 0 = robust, 1–2 = pre-frail, ≥ 3 = frail.

Open the calculator → Runs in your browser. Data leaves only if you deliberately send a problem report from the interactive tool.

Example

Fatigue most of the time
Yes
Resistance
Yes
Ambulation
Yes

Result: FRAIL Scale 3/5: frail (0 = robust, 1–2 = pre-frail, ≥ 3 = frail).

The tool opens with these values already filled in. Replace them with your own.

What the result means

Bands
0 = robust, 1–2 = pre-frail, 3 or more = frail.

What you enter

  • Fatigue most of the time
  • Resistance: difficulty climbing 10 stairs
  • Ambulation: difficulty walking one block
  • ≥ 5 illnesses
  • Loss of > 5% weight
How this is calculated
Items
Fatigue, Resistance (one flight of stairs), Ambulation (one block), Illnesses (≥ 5 of 11), and Loss of weight (> 5%) — one point each, 0–5.

Morley JE, Malmstrom TK, Miller DK. A simple frailty questionnaire (FRAIL) predicts outcomes in middle aged African Americans. J Nutr Health Aging. 2012;16(7):601-608. Read the source ↗

A reference and educational tool. Not medical, legal, or financial advice, and not a substitute for clinician judgment.

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Built by Clay Good. Source on GitHub.