Frailty is a common geriatric syndrome that embodies an elevated risk of catastrophic declines in health and function among older adults. It has been recognized for centuries. scientists agree that the risk of frailty increases with age and with the incidence of diseases. development of frailty involves declines in energy production, energy utilization and repair systems in the body, resulting in declines in the function of many different physiological systems. This decline in multiple systems affects the normal complex adaptive behavior that is essential to health. Johns Hopkins Frailty Criteria, Rockwood Frailty Index are the popular approaches for the assessment of geriatric frailty. The SHARE-Frailty Index (SHARE-FI) was originally developed by Romero-Ortuno (2010). It consists of five domains of the frailty phenotype: Fatigue, Loss of appetite, Grip strength, Functional difficulties, Physical activity. The SHARE-FI calculator is freely available to use online. The calculator classifies individuals as 1) frail; 2) pre-frail; and 3) non-frail / robust. The SHARE-FI has good clinical utility as it provides relatively quick assessment of frailty in often time-poor healthcare settings.

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