Groningen Frailty Indicator (GFI)
Groningen Frailty Indicator (Steverink N, Slaets JP, et al. 2001): a count of positive items across physical, cognitive, social, and psychological domains for a 0-15 total, where >= 4 indicates frailty.
Open the calculator → Runs in your browser. Data leaves only if you deliberately send a problem report from the interactive tool.
Example
- Total items positive
- 5
Result: Groningen Frailty Indicator 5 of 15 — frail (>= 4).
The tool opens with these values already filled in. Replace them with your own.
What the result means
- < 4
- Not frail.
- >= 4
- Frail (15 items across physical, cognitive, social, psychological domains). A screening tool, not a diagnosis.
What you enter
- Total items positive (0-15)
How this is calculated
Steverink N, Slaets JPJ, Schuurmans H, van Lis M. Measuring frailty: developing and testing the GFI (Groningen Frailty Indicator). Gerontologist. 2001;41(special issue 1):236-237. Read the source ↗
A reference and educational tool. Not medical, legal, or financial advice, and not a substitute for clinician judgment.