Evaluation design of a reactivation care program to prevent functional loss in hospitalised elderly: A cohort study including a randomised controlled trial

Table 2 Effect evaluation: Data collection of patient outcome variables

Patient outcome variables + instruments	Data collection methods	Data collection times			Notes:
		T0	T1	T2
Quality of life
SF-20	Interview patient	X	X	X	5 items part of MDS
EQ-5D (6D)	Interview patient	X	X	X	Part of MDS
SPF_IL	Interview patient		X	X
Physical performance
Katz -15	Interview patient	X	X	X	Part of MDS
Short Physical Performance Battery	"Do" test patient		X	X
LAPAQ (physical activity)	Interview patient		X	X
Cognitive/psycho/social performance
NPI (neuro-psychiatric functioning)	Interview caregiver	X	X	X
MMSE (cognitive functioning)	Interview patient	X	X	X	Short MMSE (T1 + T2)
Geriatric Depression Scale (depression)	Interview patient	X	X	X
Global Deterioration Scale (dementia)	Phone interview inf. caregiver	X	X	X
Loneliness scale Gierveld (social)	Interview patient	X
Intramural Residence	Medical registries		X
(Re-)admission hospital/nursing home	Interview patient/caregiver		X	X
Mortality	Medical registries		X	X
Patient self management
SMA-S	Interview patient		X	X

*T0 = within 48 hours of hospital admission; T1 = 3 months after hospital admission; T2 = 12 months after hospital admission; * MDS = Minimal Data Set; SF-20 = Short Form 20; EQ6D = EuroQol; SPF-IL = Social Production Function questionnaire; SPPB = Short Physical Performance Battery; LAPAQ = LASA physical activity questionnaire; MMSE = Mini Mental State Examination; NPI = neuro-psychiatric index;; GeDS = Geriatric Depression Scale; GloDS = Global Deterioration Scale;; SMA-S = Self Management Ability Scale.

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