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Table 3 Overview of outcome measures, screening instruments, and descriptive measures over the course of the study

From: A multifactorial interdisciplinary intervention to prevent functional and mobility decline for more participation in (pre-)frail community-dwelling older adults (PromeTheus): study protocol for a multicenter randomized controlled trial

  

PS

TS

T0

INT

T1

T2

 

Sociodemographics

 

Age; birthday; sex; living conditions

X

X

    
 

Living alone or not; marital status; school-leaving qualification; years of education; academic grades; retirement date

 

X

    
 

German-speaking

 

X

    
 

Medical and medication information

      
 

Height; weight; body mass index

  

X

X

  
 

No medical contraindications for the intervention program

X

     
 

Vision impairment: “Are you able to read a newspaper or book, with or without visual aid?”

 

X

    

S

Fall history and fall-related injuries in the past 3 and 6 months a

  

X

 

X

X

 

Prevalence of neurologic, pulmonary, or cardiac diseases

 

X

    
 

Fall calendar over 12 months

   

X

  

S

Comorbidities incl. Treatment; cardiac issues or stroke in past 6 months; use of sedatives or anticonvulsants; number of hospital admissions in past 6 months

  

X

 

X

X

S

Medication use (type, dosage, frequency)

  

X

 

X

X

 

Neuropsychological status

      

S

Exhaustion: Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale, 2-item version [53] c

  

X

 

X

X

 

Cognitive status: Short Orientation-Memory-Concentration Test [54]

  

X

   

S

Fear of falling: Short Falls Efficacy Scale International [55]

  

X

 

X

X

 

Function, mobility, and participation

      

P

Late-Life Function and Disability Instrument – function component [56]

  

X

 

X

X

P

University of Alabama at Birmingham Life-Space Assessment [57, 58]

  

X

 

X

X

S

Short Form of the Late-Life Function and Disability Instrument – disability component [56]

  

X

 

X

X

 

Physical capacity

      
 

Walking ability > 10 m (with/without walking aid)

X

     

S

Short Physical Performance Battery [59] c

  

X

 

X

X

S

Handgrip strength: dynamometer c

  

X

 

X

X

 

De Morton Mobility Index [46, 47]

   

X

  
 

Frailty

      

S

Clinical Frailty Scale [60]

X

 

X

 

X

X

S

Fried frailty phenotype [1]

  

X

 

X

X

 

Physical activity

      

S

German Physical Activity Questionnaire 50+ [61] c

  

X

 

X

X

S

Sensor-based physical activity (body postures, [in-]active states, transfers, walking activity)

     

X

 

Health status and economics

      
 

Subjective health: “Compared with other people in your age group, how would you rate your personal health?”

 

X

    

S

Health-related quality of life: EuroQol-5-Dimension 5-Level, EuroQol visual analog scale [62]

  

X

 

X

X

S

Health-related resource use: adapted version of the questionnaire for the use of medical and non-medical services in old age (FIMA) [63]

  

X

 

X

X

 

Psychosocial status

      

S

Self-Efficacy: Generalized Self-Efficacy Scale [64] b

  

X

 

X

X

S

Social network: Lubben Social Network Scale [65]

  

X

 

X

X

S

Loneliness: UCLA 3-item loneliness scale [66]

  

X

 

X

X

S

Affect: Visual Analogue Scale [67]

  

X

 

X

X

S

Motivation: Behavioral Regulation in Exercise Questionnaire [68, 69] b

  

X

 

X

X

 

Nutritional status

      

S

Mini Nutritional Assessment – Short Form [10] c

  

X

X

X

X

 

Simplified Nutritional Appetite Questionnaire [50]

   

X

  
 

Training adherence and exertion

      
 

Training diary (training days, sessions, sets, repetitions, and weights/duration) b

   

X

  
 

Exercise Adherence Rating Scale [48] b

   

X

  
 

Borg Rating of Perceived Exertion scale [42] b

   

X

  
  1. a part of quarterly-returned fall calendar over 12 months
  2. b included in process evaluation
  3. c as part of frailty assessment in accordance to the Fried frailty phenotype [1]
  4. Abbreviations: T0 baseline assessment, T1 6-month assessment, T2 12-month assessment, INT within-intervention assessments, PS pre-screening by general practitioner, P primary outcome measure (or part of it), S secondary outcome measure, TS telephone screening