Table 6.

Components of the comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA).

Test	Geriatric domain	Number of questions	Administration	Score, range	Cut-off point associated with adverse outcomes
Vulnerable elders survey-13 (VES-13)	Functionally based screening measure	13	Self-administered (5 min)	0–10	≥3
Activities of daily living (ADLs)	Function	8	Self-administered (5–10 min)	0–16	≤14
Instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs)	Function	7	Self-administered (5–10 min)	0–14	≤12
Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB)	Objective evaluation of function/physical performance	Three separate physical performance tests	Administered by member of research team (10–15 min)	0–12	<9
CALGBa adaptation Charlson comorbidity score	Comorbidity	18	Self-administered (15 min)	0–54	>10
Number of medications	Comorbidity/toxicity potential from drug interactions	1	Self-administered (1–5 min)	0–∞	≥5
RAND medical social support scale	Social Support/access to medical care and support	5	Self-administered (1–5 min)	0–5	<4
Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire	Cognition/risk for dementia	10	Administered by member of research team (10–15 min)	0–10	>3

^aCancer and Leukemia Group B.