Table 1 Secondary outcome measures in the FIT-HIP trial
Domain | Assessment | Description | Time point(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
Physical functioning and activity | Barthel index [40] | Activities in daily living. Measures (in)dependence in personal care (eating, dressing, bathing, going to the toilet) and mobility. | BA, DA, FU1, FU2 |
Functional ambulation categories [41] | Evaluates ambulation ability, describing the degree of human support the person needs when walking. | BA, DA, FU1, FU2 | |
Assesses walking function/speed. | BA, DA | ||
Activity restriction due to fear of falling | Assessed in questionnaire, asking if participant has experienced restriction of activity due to the fear of falling. | BA, DA, FU1, FU2 | |
Falls, complications and health care service usage | Falls (and fall-related injury) | Number of fall incidents and medical attention required as a result of the fall. Assessed using monthly fall calendars. | BA, DA, FU1, FU2 |
Complications during GR | Number and type of complication occurring during GR. Assessed by elderly care physician (ECP) in monthly calendars. | Until discharge from GR | |
Hospital (re)admission | Number of hospital readmissions and days in hospital. Assessed by ECP in monthly calendars during GR and questionnaire at discharge from GR. Assessed by participants using questionnaire in FU. | DA, FU1, FU2 | |
Mortality | Â | DA, FU1, FU2 | |
Healthcare consumption after discharge | Number of contacts with health and community services. Assessed by participants using questionnaire in FU. | FU1, FU2 | |
Other outcome characteristics of GR | Duration of admission to GR | Number of days admitted to GR. Assessed by ECP (questionnaire). | DA |
Total amount of therapy in GR | Number of hours of physiotherapy and of contact with ECP. Assessed by physiotherapists in weekly calendars and by ECP in monthly calendars. | Until discharge from GR | |
Discharge location | Location of the residence to which participant is discharged after GR. Assessed by ECP (questionnaire). | DA | |
Health-related quality of life | EuroQol 5D (EQ5D) [44] | The three-level EuroQol 5D (EQ-5D) is a standardised instrument for measuring generic health status. It can be used for calculating quality adjusted life years (QALYs), for the economic evaluation. | BA, DA, FU1, FU2 |
Participation | The Utrecht Scale for the Evaluation of Rehabilitation-Participation. (USER-P) [45] | Assesses (limitations in) participation in relation to health problems. | BA, FU1, FU2 |