Table 1.

Instruments Included in the Nephrology-tailored Geriatric Assessment

Nephrology-Tailored Geriatric Assessment: Domains and Instruments				Type of Assessment
Domain		Subdomain	Instrument	(I) Patient questionnaire	(II) Provider-administered test set
	Functional status	Activities of daily living	Katz Activities of Daily Living-619	X
		Instrumental activities of daily living	Lawton Instrumental Activities of Daily Living20	X
		Handgrip strength	Handgrip strength		X
		Fall risk assessment	One-year fall history, fear of falling		X
	Cognitive status	Cognitive functioning	Montreal Cognitive Assessment21		X
			6-item Cognitive Impairment Test22		X
			Letter Digit Substitution Test23		X
	Psychological status/mood	Depression	Whooley-questions/Geriatric Depression Scale 15-item24,25		X
		Optimism	Life Orientation Test-Revised26	X
	Patient-reported outcome measures	Health-related quality of life	12-item Short Form Health Survey27	X
		Symptoms	Dialysis Symptom Index28	X
	Somatic status	Clinical judgment	Surprise question29		X
		Frailty	Clinical Frailty Score30		X
		Comorbid condition	Charlson Comorbidity Index31		X
		Polypharmacy	Polypharmacy (≥5 medications)		X
		Nutritional status	Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment32	X	X
	Social	Caregiver burden	Self-perceived pressure from informal care-plus33	Caregiver

Note: This nephrology-tailored geriatric assessment, and its consensus-based development, has been described in more detail by Voorend et al.¹¹