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Table 2.

Main and secondary outcome assessments.

Main outcome	Description
Care dependency	Assessment of the degree of care dependency (eg, CDS-R,³⁴ NPDS,³⁵ number of nurse visits at home, admission to nursing home).

Secondary outcomes	Description
HRQL	Assessment of general (eg, SF-36, SF-12, EQ-5D)^55–57 or disease-specific HRQL (eg, CHFQ, EORTC QLQ-C30).^{58 59}
Physical function	Assessment of mobility, muscular strength or physical capacity (eg, 6-minute walk test, chair rise test).
ADL	Assessment of basic (eg, Barthel Index, Katz Index) or instrumental ADL (eg, Lawton Index).^60–62
Rehospitalisation	Need for new hospital admission (eg, need for reoperation or intervention).
Mortality	Patients deceased during the follow-up period.

ADL, activities of daily living; CDS-R, Care Dependency Scale for Rehabilitation; CHFQ, Chronic Heart Failure Questionnaire; EORTC QLQ-C30, European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality Life Questionnaire; EQ-5D, EuroQol – five dimensions; HRQL, health-related quality of life; NPDS, Northwick Park Dependency Score; SF-36/12, Short Form 36 item/12 item version.