Outcome measure | Operationalisation* | Measurement** |
---|---|---|
Self-rated health*** | report mark between 1–10 | 0, 1, 2, 3 |
Functional status*** | GARS [28], score 18–72 Adl, subscore 11–44 Iadl, subscore 7–28 | 0, 1, 2, 3 |
Quality of life*** | Rand-36 [29], 1item SF-20 [30], 2 subscales, score 0–100 | 0, 1, 2, 3 |
Changes in self-reported problems*** | 3 main problems, 3-points scale | 0, 1, 2, 3 |
Health complaints | SCL-90 [31], 2 subscales | 4 |
Depressive complaints | GDS [23], score 0–15 | 4 |
Mental status | MMSE-12 [32], score 0–12 | 4 |
Locus of control | Mastery Scale [33], score 7–35 | 4 |
Social support | SSL12-I [34], score 12–48 | 4 |
Loneliness | Loneliness Scale [35], score 0–11 | 4 |
Medication | volume, costs | 4 |
Aids and modifications to the home | type, costs | 4, 5 |
Mortality | number | 5 |
Use of extramural and institutional care, e.g., medical specialist help*** and hospital (re-) admission*** | e.g., number of contacts GPs, days in hospital, costs | 5 |