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Table 2 Showing voting outcomes following round 1 survey of working group members. The % refers to the proportion of those who voted in support of each item

From: Standard set of health outcome measures for older persons

Round 1

Percent

Include

 Frailty

85

 Overall health-related quality of life and wellbeing

100

 Overall health status (self-reported)

96

 Overall satisfaction with life (self-reported)

85

 Physical functioning and disability (general)

88

 General mobility

85

 Social functioning

85

 Carer quality of life and wellbeing

88

 Carer depression

73

 Cognitive functioning

100

 Mental, psychological and emotional health

96

 Independence

100

 Ability to remain in own home

88

 Carer health (general)

73

 ADLs

96

 Change in health status (self-reported)

88

 Autonomy and control over daily life

100

 Level of physical activity

81

 Gait speed

81

 Place of death

73

 Place of death as preferred

73

 Confusion/delirium

81

 Isolation and loneliness

88

 Mood

96

 Anxiety

81

 Overall burden of all other symptoms

77

 Depression

81

 Frequency of activity participation

73

 Social/community engagement or participation

81

 Confidence in ability to cope with own health problems

88

 Experience of having been treated with dignity and respect

85

 Confidence in role as participant in care

77

 Other patient activation measures

73

 Confidence in healthcare professionals

73

 Hospital admissions

77

 Hospital readmissions

85

 Length of stay (hospital/rehab/nursing home/other)

77

 Discharged to place of choice

77

 Coordination of care

77

Inconclusive

 Functional mobility

58

 Pain

58

 Confidence in ability to access information and advice when needed

63

 Confidence in ability to access appropriate healthcare

68

 Feeling safe (generally)

68

 Confidence in understanding of own health

58

 Falls resulting in a fracture

58

 Overall survival

68

Excluded

 Cause-specific survival

27

 Blood pressure

15

 Waist and hip circumference

8

 Heart rate

15

 Bone density

15

 Lung function

12

 Peak flow

8

 Aortic calcification

12

 Carotid intima-media thicknes

8

 Standing and sitting height

12

 Lean muscle mass and body composition

23

 Condition-specific outcomes

15

 Ability to work (formal/informal)

46

 Dynamic balance

38

 Static balance

38

 Lower-limb strength

38

 Grip strength

38

 Oral health

42

 Sleep quality

38

 Weight loss

42

 Appetite loss

42

 Stiffness

27

 Fatigue

46

 Medication adherence

46