Table 5 Standard Set of Outcome Domains for Older People

Tier 1

Overall Survival

All cause survival

Administartive data

Place of Death

Whether a preferred place to die has been expressed, the patient died in their usual place of residence and whether they died in their preferred place of death (if previously expressed)

Clinical data

Frailty

Tracked via the Canadian Study on Health & Aging Clinical Frailty Scale

Clinical data

Tier 2

Polypharmacy^S190-191

Includes the total number of prescribed medications, adverse drug events and whether medications make the patient unwell

Clinical data, Patient reported

Falls^S192

How many falls has the patient sustained in the last 12 months and how many falls have resulted in a fracture, need for any professional medical attention and hospitalization

Clinical data, Patient reported

Particiapation in decision making

Includes confidence in; ability to cope with own health, role as participant in care (involved in discussions, planning) and healthcare professionals. Also includes the experience of having been treated with dignity and respect, coordination of care and discharge to place of choice

Patient reported

Time spent in hospital

Number of hospital admissions, readmissions and total time spent in hospital over a year

Administrative data

Tier 3

Loneliness and isolation ^S193

Tracked via the UCLA- 3-item scale

Patient reported

Activities of daily living^S194-195

Includes mobility and limitations to activities of daily living and tracked via the SF-36 and gait speed

Clinical data, Patient reported

Pain^S196

Tracked via the SF-36

Patient reported

Mood and emotional health^S197

Tracked via the SF-36

Patient reported

Autonomy and control^S198

How much control the patient has over their daily life tracked via the Adult Social Care Outcomes Toolkit

Patient reported

Carer burden^S199

Carer reported burden tracked via the 4-item screening Zarit Burden Interview

Carer reported