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Table 2 Assessment tools (research team)

From: Comprehensive geriatric assessment pilot of a randomized control study in a Swedish acute hospital: a feasibility study

Domain

Research assessment/tools

Outcome

Functional ability: person’s ability to execute tasks that are essential for living

ADL staircase [45]

Primary

Berg’s balance scale [42]

Secondary

Timed up and go (TUG) [46]

Secondary

Gait speed [41]

Secondary

Fall efficiency scale-international (FES-I) [47]

Secondary

Dynamometer [39]

Secondary

Physical health: comprehensive medical history fall risk, pain, nutrition, elimination, and vision

Cumulative Illness Rating Scale-Geriatric (CIRCS-G) [48]

Secondary

Gothenburg Quality of Life Instrument (GQL) [49]

Secondary

Self-rated health

Secondary

KM visual acuity chart [40]

 

Health care consumption: register data

 

Mortality

Secondary

Psychological state: screen for confusion, depression and cognition

Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) [43]

Secondary

Montgomery–Åsberg depression rating scale (MADRS) [50]

Secondary

Capability measure for older people (ICECAP-O) [51]

Secondary

Fugl-Meyer-Lisat 11 [52]

Secondary

Social environment: needs, support, and network

Impact on Participation and Autonomy (IPA-O) [53]

Secondary

Satisfaction with quality of care

Secondary

Home health care

Secondary

Informal care

Secondary