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Table 2 Summary of measures to be collected

From: Reablement in community-dwelling adults: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Outcome

Data collection instrument and scale

Time points

Primary outcome measures

  

Activity performance

Canadian Occupational Performance Measure. Scale 1–10, 1 is low performance

t1, t2, t3

Satisfaction with activity performance

Canadian Occupational Performance Measure. Scale 1–10, 1 is low satisfaction

t1, t2, t3

Secondary outcome measures

  

Lower extremity function and mobility

Timed Up and Go, measured in seconds, the second of two trials will be used

t1, t2, t3

Grip strength

Jamar dynamometer, measured in kilograms, the mean of two trials will be used

t1, t2, t3

Health-related quality of life

COOP/Wonka. Scale 1–5, 1 is low health-related quality of life

t1, t2, t3

Other measures

  

Age

Years

t1

Gender

Female/Male

t1

Marital status

Married/Cohabiting/Single/Widowed/Separated or divorced

t1

Level of education

Primary school/High school/1–3 years university/> 4 years university

t1

History of paid work

Yes/No

t1

Profession

Type of work

t1

Current work status

Retired/Disability benefit/Working

t1, t2, t3

Motivation for rehabilitation

Numeric scale 1–10, 1 is lowest

t1

Main disease

Type of dominant disease

t1, t2, t3

Comorbidity

Presence of additional diseases

t1, t2, t3

Prescribed medication

Type and usage

t1, t2, t3

Un-prescribed medication

Type and usage

t1, t2, t3

Research assistant identification of participant’s group assignment

Yes/No

t2, t3

Control of research assistant’s identification of group assignment of participant

Intervention group/Control group

t2, t3

Health-care services and cost measures

  

Warranted community-based assistance in time of inclusion

Type of assistance wanted

t1

Home-helper/Nurse/Auxiliary nurse/Occupational therapist/Physiotherapist/Nursing home placement long term/Nursing home placement short term/Assisted living/Meals on Wheels/Safety alarm/Rehabilitation

Inpatient and outpatient treatment since last assessment

Frequency and type of co-interventions

t2, t3

Hospital admissions/Admissions to other institutions/Day centre placement/Outpatient treatment

Current home-based assistance offered

Presence and frequency of home-based assistance

t2, t3, t4

Home-helper/Nurse/Auxiliary nurse/Occupational therapist/Physiotherapist/Meals on Wheels/Reablement/No assistance

Current community institution-based service offered

Type of institution-based service offered

t4

Nursing home placement long-term/Nursing home placement short-term/Day placement/Other institution placement/No institution placement

Usage of home-based services

Daily time registration in minutes of working time used during home-visits

t5

 

Home-helper/Nurse/Auxiliary nurse/Occupational therapist/Physiotherapist/Social educator/Assistant/Speech therapist/Student

 
  1. t1 = baseline assessment, t2 = 3 months after baseline assessment, t3 = 9 months after baseline assessment, t4 = 15 months after baseline assessment, t5 = daily assessment during 9 months after baseline assessment.