Figure 1
The characteristics of the 16 population groups categorized based on the four frailty domains of the Functional Domains Model. Note: the 16 groups are based on the combinations of presence or absence of deficiencies in the four frailty domains. The groups are labelled with serial numbers from one to 16 and code names that identify the deficiencies in the frailty domains. The four domains of the Functional Domains Model for the diagnosis of frailty are (1) physical functioning, (2) nutritive functioning, (3) cognitive functioning, and (4) sensory problems. Individuals with two or more deficiencies in the four domains are considered frail. For example, the code, 0011, represents the absence of deficiencies in the physical functioning and nutritive functioning domains with the presence of deficiencies in the cognitive functioning and sensory problems domains. The groups with one deficiencies in the four domains are in yellow shade and those with three deficiencies are in red shade.
