Instrument | Country/Region | Administration | Domains/Sections* | Number of items | Purpose | Scoring |
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Minimum Data Set 3.0, MDS 3.0 | US-HCFA | Interview/clinical observation | 21* | 152 | Planning of care | / |
New assessment tool for determining dependency on nursing care, NBA | Germany-ABMH | Interview/clinical observation | 8* | 76 | Classified the degrees of dependency | 1st degree of dependency (15–29), 2nd degree (30–49), 3rd degree (50–69), 4th degree (70–89), 5th degree of dependency (either 90+, or 90 + and additional specific need constellation). |
Initial assessment instrument, IAI | Japan-MHLW | Interview/clinical examination | 8 | 85 | Estimated total care minutes per day | Not eligible (≤25minutes), Need support (<30minutes), Level 1(<50minutes), Level 2(<70minutes), Level 3(<90minutes), Level 4(<110minutes), and Level 5(≥110minutes) |
Disability assessment of Long-term care, DA-LTC | Chinese-NHSA &MCA | Interview/clinical examination | 3 | 17 | Classified the degrees of disability | No impairment, Slightly impairment, Moderate impairment, and Severe impairment I. Severe impairment II, Severe impairment III |
Specification for elderly care unified need assessment in Shanghai 2.0, SEC-UNA 2.0 | Chinese-SHHSA | Interview/clinical examination | 8* | 83 | Classified the degrees of care requirement | Totally dependent, Severe dependent, Moderate dependent, Moderate slight dependent, Slight dependent, Totally independent |
Longshi Scale, LS | Chinese-MCA | Interview/clinical observation/ self-administered | 1 | 9 | Classified the degrees of self-care | Totally dependent, Severe dependent, Moderate dependent, Moderate slight dependent, Slight dependent, Totally independent |