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Table 3 Showing voting outcomes following round 2 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 2 | Percent |
|---|---|
| Include | |
| Functional mobility | 77 |
| Pain | 72 |
| Falls resulting in a fracture | 77 |
| Inconclusive | |
| Confidence in ability to access information and advice when needed | 50 |
| Confidence in ability to access appropriate healthcare | 64 |
| Feeling safe (generally) | 59 |
| Confidence in understanding of own health | 55 |
| Overall survival | 59 |
| Overall burden of all physical symptoms | 59 |
| Continence | 64 |
| General experience of healthcare | 55 |
| Contact with healthcare (emergency service/doctor/nurse/outpatient clinic) | 50 |
| Pressure ulcers | 50 |
| Complications from treatment | 59 |
| Adverse medication effects | 55 |
| Falls resulting in seeking medical attention | 59 |
| Excluded | |
| Other palliative care specific outcomes | 41 |
| Relationships | 68 |
| Vision | 45 |
| Hearing | 41 |
| Sit to stand speed | 36 |
| Number of falls | 68 |
| Falls resulting in an admission to hospital | 68 |
