Integrated care for frail elderly compared to usual care: a study protocol of a quasi-experiment on the effects on the frail elderly, their caregivers, health professionals and health care costs

Table 1 Outcome measures and data collection frail elderly

Outcome and instrument	Method	Data collection time
Outcome and instrument	Method	T0	T1	T2
Primary outcomes
Quality of life
ICECAP	Interview elderly	x	x	x
EQ-6d	Interview elderly	x	x	x
SF-36	Interview elderly	x	x	x
Cantril’s self-anchoring ladder	Interview elderly	x	x	x
Secondary outcomes
Perceived health
SF-36	Interview elderly	x	x	x
Social functioning
SF-36	Interview elderly	x	x	x
Mental well being
SF-36	Interview elderly	x	x	x
Physical functioning
KATZ-15	Interview elderly	x	x	x
Health care use
Self-reported	Interview elderly	x	x	x
Reported by GP	File research	x	x	x

ISSN: 1471-2318