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Table 1 Measurements

From: Growing old at home – A randomized controlled trial to investigate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of preventive home visits to reduce nursing home admissions: study protocol [NCT00644826]

Points of measurement and outcome measures according to case report form

point of measurement

outcome measures

Screening

▪ sociodemographic data

 

▪ ADL – Activities of Daily Living [13]

 

▪ document analysis

Baseline assessment

▪ EQ-5D [12]

 

▪ Chronic Disease Score [26]

 

▪ Number of falls during the last 12 months

 

▪ Questionnaire of Service Utilization and Costs [20-25]

 

▪ Barthel-Index [18]

 

▪ MMSE – Mini Mental State Examination [14]

 

▪ SoS – Social Situation [15]

 

▪ 5-item version of the Geriatric Depression Scale [16]

 

▪ IADL – Instrumental Activities of Daily Living [19]

Intervention assessment

▪ MNA – Mini Nutrition Assessment [27]

 

▪ Clock-Completion Test [30]

 

▪ Geriatric Screening AGAST [28]

 

▪ Geriatric Screening by Lachs [29]

Follow-up

▪ same as Baseline