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Table 5 Receiver operating characteristics of different CGA abnormal definitions for receiving physiotherapy during hospital stay

From: Health outcome of older hospitalized patients in internal medicine environments evaluated by Identification of Seniors at Risk (ISAR) screening and geriatric assessment

 

Sensitivity (true positive rate)

Specificity (true negative rate)

1-Specificity (false positive rate)

Youden’s J (true positive - false positive rate)

Impairment of ADL plus another domain

0.651

0.730

0.270

0.381

Alternative definition A: Impairment of ADL plus cognition impairment or signs of depression

0.566

0.792

0.208

0.358

Alternative definition B: Impairment of ADL plus mobility impairment

0.457

0.797

0.203

0.254

  1. CGA comprehensive geriatric assessment