Figure 6
Multidimensional concept of frailty by Sacha et al. (2017) Refer to the image caption for details.The figure shows three interconnected curved blue arrows flowing downward, each enclosing a different dimension contributing to “FRAILTY”. At the top, the first large arrow encloses the “PHYSICAL DIMENSION”, listing eight factors as follows: “Physical health”, “Unintentional weight loss”, “Walking problems”, “Balance problems”, “Poor hearing”, “Poor vision”, “Low hand strength”, and “Physical tiredness”. The second curved arrow, placed below the first, encloses the “PSYCHOLOGICAL DIMENSION”, which lists four issues as follows: “Problems with memory”, “Feeling down”, “Feeling nervous or anxious”, and “Problems with coping”. The third curved arrow, continuing the downward flow, encloses the “SOCIAL DIMENSION”, listing three social factors: “Living alone”, “Lack of people around”, and “Lack of people’s support”. Finally, at the bottom of the figure, the sequence concludes with the word “FRAILTY”, centered within the end of the last curved arrow.

Multidimensional concept of frailty by Sacha et al. (2017) 

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