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Table 1 ICHOM Standard Set Older Person outcome measures by value-based health status

From: First insights on value-based healthcare of elders using ICHOM older person standard set reporting

Data values show mean ± standard deviation or number (percent)

Entire cohort

Value-based health status

p

Low (< 8/10)

High (≥8/10)

Number

299

210

89

 

ICHOM Standard Set Older Person Tier 1

 Clinical frailty scale

2.7 ± 0.9

2.8 ± 1.0

2.3 ± 0.7

< 0.001

 Frail

35 (11.7)

35 (16.7)

0 (0.0)

< 0.001

 Preferred place of death chosen

43 (14.4)

25 (11.9)

18 (20.2)

0.061

 Do Not Resuscitate signed

21 (7.0)

11 (5.2)

10 (11.2)

0.064

ICHOM Standard Set Older Person Tier 2

 Number of drugs

3.6 ± 2.7

4.3 ± 2.7

2.0 ± 1.7

< 0.001

 Polypharmacy (≥5 concurrent drugs)

95 (31.8)

90 (42.8)

5 (5.6)

< 0.001

 Number of adverse drug events in past 12 months

0.0 ± 0.1

0.0 ± 0.2

0.0 ± 0.0

0.180

 Episodes of discomfort after medications in past 12 months

0.0 ± 0.1

0.0 ± 0.2

0.0 ± 0.0

0.103

 Fell in past 12 months

51 (17.1)

50 (23.8)

1 (1.1)

< 0.001

 Number of falls in past 12 months

0.2 ± 0.6

0.3 ± 0.7

0.0 ± 0.1

< 0.001

 Hospital admissions in past 12 months

0.2 ± 0.4

0.2 ± 0.5

0.1 ± 0.3

0.004

 Length of hospital stay (days)

1.1 ± 3.7

1.4 ± 4.3

0.5 ± 1.8

0.009

 Able to cope with own health

276 (92.3)

187 (89.1)

89 (100.0)

0.001

 Participate in care decision-making

276 (92.3)

188 (89.5)

88 (98.9)

0.006

 Treated with dignity and respect

289 (96.7)

200 (95.2)

89 (100.0)

0.036

 Received coordinated care

270 (90.3)

181 (86.2)

89 (100.0)

< 0.001

 Discharged to place of choice

296 (99.0)

207 (98.6)

89 (100.0)

0.257

 Overall participation in decision-making

4.7 ± 0.7

4.6 ± 0.9

5.0 ± 0.1

< 0.001

 High participation (≥5)

244 (81.6)

156 (74.3)

88 (98.9)

< 0.001

ICHOM Standard Set Older Person Tier 3

 UCLA Loneliness Scale

31.0 ± 10.0

33.4 ± 11.0

25.3 ± 3.0

< 0.001

 Loneliness

80 (26.8)

80 (38.1)

0 (0.0)

< 0.001

 Activities of daily living

7.4 ± 1.4

7.2 ± 1.6

8.0 ± 0.3

< 0.001

 Any limitation of activities of daily living

67 (22.4)

66 (31.4)

1 (1.1)

< 0.001

 Walking speed (m/s)

0.9 ± 0.3

0.8 ± 0.3

1.1 ± 0.2

< 0.001

 Slowness (6-m walk < 0.8 m/s)

115 (38.5)

114 (54.3)

1 (1.1)

< 0.001

 Moderate pain

31 (10.4)

30 (14.3)

1 (1.1)

< 0.001

 Depression

39 (13.0)

39 (18.6)

0 (0.0)

< 0.001

 Value-based healthcare score

7.2 ± 1.8

6.5 ± 1.6

9.1 ± 0.3

< 0.001

 High value-based healthcare

89 (29.8)

0

89 (100)

< 0.001

  1. ICHOM International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement, UCLA University of California, Los Angeles