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Table 3 Percentage of clients reporting positive responses to SHARE-FI frailty criteria by frailty category

From: Evaluating frailty in Medicaid Home and Community-based Services clients: a feasibility and comparison study between the SHARE-FI and SPPB

 

Overall (%) (n = 139)

Non-frail (%) (n = 28)

Pre-frail (%) (n = 48)

Frail (%) (n = 63)

Hardly ever or never engage in activities

23.02

3.45

10.34

86.21

Loss of appetite

28.57

5.56

22.22

72.22

Exhaustion

50

12.7

28.57

58.73

Difficulty climbing 1 flight of stairs

65.87

8.43

34.94

56.63

Difficulty walking 100 m

76.19

6.25

40.63

53.13

Grip (< 20 kg for females and < 30 kg for males)

52.52

25.00

39.58

77.78