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Table 1 Multidimensional Prognostic Index score assigned to each domain according to the severity of problem

From: Comprehensive geriatric assessment in older patients with cancer: an external validation of the multidimensional prognostic index in a French prospective cohort study

Assessment tests (range)

No problem (value = 0)

Minor problem (value = 0.5)

Severe problem (value = 1)

ADL (0–6)

≥5

4–3

≤2

IADL (0–8)

≥6

5–4

≤3

SPMSQ (0–10)a

≤3

4–7

≥8

CIRS-CI (0–14)b

0

1–2

≥ 3

MNA-SF (0–17)

≥ 12

8–11

≤ 7

ESS (5–25)

≥16

10–15

5–9

Number of medications

0–3

4–6

≥ 7

Living status

Living with family

Institutionalized

Living alone

  1. Abbreviations: ADL Activities of Daily Living, IADL Instrumental Activities of Daily Living, SPMSQ Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire, CIRS-CI Cumulative Illness Rating Scale Comorbidity Index, MNA-SF Mini Nutritional Assessment Short Form, ESS Exton Smith Scale
  2. a Number of errors
  3. b Number of pathologies