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Table 1 The Long-term care instruments

From: Content comparison of long-term care instruments based on the international classification of functioning, disability and health (ICF)

Instrument

Country/Region

Administration

Domains/Sections*

Number of items

Purpose

Scoring

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

  1. HCFA Health Care Financing Administration; ABMH the Advisory Board and the Ministry of Health; MHLW Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare,
  2. NHSA National Healthcare Security Administration; MCA Ministry of Civil Affairs; SHHSA-Shanghai National Healthcare Security Administration
  3. * Sections