Table 1: Physical and mental variables and cut-points included in the Neurocognitive Frailty Index.
List of 42 variables in NFI | Cut point |
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1-Help eating | Yes = 1, No = 0 |
2-Help dressing | Yes = 1, No = 0 |
3-Help grooming | Yes = 1, No = 0 |
4-Help walking around house | Yes = 1, No = 0 |
5-Help getting in/out of bed | Yes = 1, No = 0 |
6-Help bathing | Yes = 1, No = 0 |
7-Help using toilet | Yes = 1, No = 0 |
8-Help using telephone | Yes = 1, No = 0 |
9-Help walking distance | Yes = 1, No = 0 |
10-Help shopping | Yes = 1, No = 0 |
11-Help with meal preparations | Yes = 1, No = 0 |
12-Help with housework | Yes = 1, No = 0 |
13-Help taking medication | Yes = 1, No = 0 |
14-Help with finances | Yes = 1, No = 0 |
15-Self rating of health |
Very poor = 1, Poor = 0.75, Not too good = 0.5, Pretty good = 0.25, Very good = 0 |
16-Cough problem | Yes = 1, No = 0 |
17-Feel tired | Yes = 1, No = 0 |
18-Nose stuffed up or sneezing | Yes = 1, No = 0 |
19-High blood pressure | Yes = 1, No = 0 |
20-Heart and circulation | Yes = 1, No = 0 |
21-Stroke | Yes = 1, No = 0 |
22-Arthritis | Yes = 1, No = 0 |
23- Parkinson | Yes = 1, No = 0 |
24-Eye | Yes = 1, No = 0 |
25-Ear | Yes = 1, No = 0 |
26-Chest | Yes = 1, No = 0 |
27-Stomach | Yes = 1, No = 0 |
28-Kidney | Yes = 1, No = 0 |
29-Bladder | Yes = 1, No = 0 |
30-Bowel | Yes = 1, No = 0 |
31-Diabetes | Yes = 1, No = 0 |
32-Trouble with feet or ankles | Yes = 1, No = 0 |
33-Nervous problem | Yes = 1, No = 0 |
34-Trouble prevent normal activities | A great deal = 1, A little = 0.5, Not at all = 0 |
35-Short-term memory | None = 0, Questionable = 1, Mild = 2, Moderate = 3, Severe = 4 |
36-Long-term memory | None = 0, Questionable = 1, Mild = 2, Moderate = 3, Severe = 4 |
37-Verbal abstract thinking | None = 0, Questionable = 1, Mild = 2, Moderate = 3, Severe = 4 |
38-Judgment | None = 0, Questionable = 1, Mild = 2, Moderate = 3, Severe = 4 |
39-Aphasia | None = 0, Questionable = 1, Mild = 2, Moderate = 3, Severe = 4 |
40-Apraxia | None = 0, Questionable = 1, Mild = 2, Moderate = 3, Severe = 4 |
41-Agnosia | None = 0, Questionable = 1, Mild = 2, Moderate = 3, Severe = 4 |
42-Constructional difficulty | None = 0, Questionable = 1, Mild = 2, Moderate = 3, Severe = 4 |