Evaluation design of a reactivation care program to prevent functional loss in hospitalised elderly: A cohort study including a randomised controlled trial

Table 1 Data collection of patient and informal caregiver: demographics and triage

Evaluation	Variables and+ instruments	Data collection methods	Data collection times			Notes:
			T0	T1	T2
General
Patient	Demographics
	MDS (age, ethnicity, SES, education)	Interview patient	X	X	X	Partly at T1 and T2
		Patient hospital files	X			incl info hospital ICT
Informal caregiver	Demographics
	MDS (relation to patient, SES etc)	Mailed paper questionnaire	X	X	X	Partly at T1 and T2
Triage
Patient	Risk for functional loss
	ISAR-HP	Interview patient	X
	MMSE (cognitive functioning)	Interview patient	X
	NPI-Q (neuro-psychiatric functioning)	Phone interview informal caregiver	X

* T0 = within 48 hours of hospital admission; T1 = 3 months after hospital admission; T2 = 12 months after hospital admission; MDS = Minimal Data Set; ISAR-HP = Identification Seniors At Risk (Hospitalized Patients); MMSE = Mini Mental State Examination; NPI-Q = Neuro-psychiatric Index;

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