GA domains and frequently used tools
| Domains . | Common and recommended tools . |
|---|---|
| Comorbidity | HCT-CI |
| Charlson CI | |
| Cumulative illness rating scale | |
| Function | |
| Patient report | PS, ADL, IADL, falls, and exhaustion |
| Performance-based | PS, 4-m walk, timed up and go, 6-min walk test, grip strength, and short physical performance battery |
| Social support | ISSS |
| MOS social support | |
| Cognition | MMS, Montreal cognitive assessment, Mini-Cog, BOMC |
| Psychological | GDS |
| HADS | |
| MHI-17 | |
| Nutritional status | Body mass index, weight loss |
| Polypharmacy | “Beers Criteria,” >5 medications or >8 medications |
| Domains . | Common and recommended tools . |
|---|---|
| Comorbidity | HCT-CI |
| Charlson CI | |
| Cumulative illness rating scale | |
| Function | |
| Patient report | PS, ADL, IADL, falls, and exhaustion |
| Performance-based | PS, 4-m walk, timed up and go, 6-min walk test, grip strength, and short physical performance battery |
| Social support | ISSS |
| MOS social support | |
| Cognition | MMS, Montreal cognitive assessment, Mini-Cog, BOMC |
| Psychological | GDS |
| HADS | |
| MHI-17 | |
| Nutritional status | Body mass index, weight loss |
| Polypharmacy | “Beers Criteria,” >5 medications or >8 medications |
ADL, activities of daily living; BOMC, Blessed orientation-memory concentration; GDS, geriatric depression scale; HADS, hospital anxiety and depression scale; IADL, instrumental ADL; ISSS, illness-specific subscales of social support; MHI-17, mental health inventory-17; MMS, mini-mental state examination; MOS, medical outcomes study.