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Table 1 The simple “FRAIL” questionnaire screening tool

From: Frailty and mortality among dialysis patients

3 or greater = frailty; 1 or 2 = prefrail

Fatigue: are you fatigued?

Resistance: cannot walk up 1 flight of stairs?

Aerobic: cannot walk 1 block?

Illnesses: do you have more than 5 illnesses?

Loss of weight: have you lost more than 5% of your weight in the past 6 months?