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Table 1 Evidence Based Measures and Estimated Time to Complete

From: State of the Art Physiotherapist-Led Approaches to Safe Aging in Place

Health Domain

Assessment Tools

Estimated Time to Complete

Number of Items/Tests

Comorbidity

Functional Comorbidity Index

4–13 min

18 items

Charlson Comorbidity Index

4–13 min

19 items

Blood Pressure

Electronic blood pressure cuff or manual sphygmomanometer and stethoscope

2–5 min

1 assessment

Polypharmacy

Beers Criteria and STEADI questions

3–5 min

5 lists of nearly 100 medications

Cognition

Mini Mental State Exam

7–8 min

21 items

 

Mini-Cog

3 mins

3 tasks

 

Trail Making Test B

2–5 min

1 task

Depression

Geriatric Depression Scale

7–10 min

30 items

 

Geriatric Depression Scale Short Form

5–7 min

15 items

 

Patient Health Questionnaire-9

3–6 min

9 items

Environment

Home FAST-HP

30–45 min

25 items

 

Home FAST-SR

15 mins

88 items

Health Behaviors and Readiness for Change

Physical Therapy Healthy Lifestyle Appraisal

10 mins

18 items

Frailty

Fried Frailty Index

5–10 min

3 items, 2 tasks

Physical Function

Short Physical Performance Battery (includes 3- or 4-m gait speed, 5 times sit to stand, Four Test Balance Scale)

5–10 min

3 tasks

 

Timed-Up-and-Go

1 min

1 task

 

30 second chair rise test

1 min

1 task

 

Four stage balance scale

2 mins

3 tasks

Falls Efficacy

Falls Efficacy Scale – International

5–10 min

16 items

 

Falls Efficacy Scale International – Short Form

4–5 min

7 items

 

Modified Falls Efficacy Scale

5–10 min

14 items

  1. Min(s) Minutes, STEADI Stopping Elderly Accidental Death and Injury, HP Health professional, SP Self-report