Table 1.
List of measures collected at baseline (BA), 6 month (6A), and 12 month assessments (12A) for all study participants
| Information collected for all participants | BA | 6A | 12A | O |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Socio-demographics |
|
|
|
|
|
Age, gender, marital status, education, occupation, place and type of residence and number of co-habitants |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
|
General health and function |
|
|
|
|
| Disease history, medication use, assistive walking device and detailed information on previous falls and fractures |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
| The Incidental and Planned Exercise Questionnaire (IPEQ) will provide estimates of the frequency and duration of planned and casual day-to-day activities [16] |
Y |
N |
Y |
S |
| Disability Assessment for Dementia to assess everyday functioning [17] |
Y |
N |
Y |
S |
|
Quality of life |
|
|
|
|
| The EQ5D-5 L is a widely used utility-based quality of life instrument for estimating QALYs for economic evaluations [18] |
Y |
Y |
Y |
S |
|
Neuropsychological |
|
|
|
|
| Fear of falling will be assessed using Icon-FES. The scale has excellent reliability, validity for people with CI, and responsiveness-to-change [19] |
Y |
N |
Y |
S |
| The 15-item Geriatric Depression Scale will assess symptoms of depression [20] |
Y |
N |
Y |
S |
| The 9-item Goldberg Anxiety Scale will assess symptoms of generalised anxiety [21] |
Y |
N |
Y |
S |
| Frontal Assessment Battery [22] |
Y |
N |
Y |
S |
| Addenbrooke’s Cognitive Examination (ACE-III) [23] |
Y |
N |
Y |
S |
|
Physical measures |
|
|
|
|
| The Physiological Profile Assessment (measures visual contrast sensitivity, proprioception, quadriceps strength, simple reaction time, and postural sway while standing on a foam rubber mat with eyes open) [24]. |
Y |
Y |
Y |
S |
| Short Physical Performance Battery [25] |
Y |
Y |
Y |
S |
| The Maximal Balance Range test (assesses the ability to lean as far forward and backwards as possible) |
Y |
Y |
Y |
S |
| The Coordinated Stability test (assesses the body position in a steady and coordinated manner near the limits of their base of support). |
Y |
Y |
Y |
S |
|
Carer interview and questionnaires |
|
|
|
|
| Carer burden will be assessed with the Zarit Burden of Care Index [26] |
Y |
N |
Y |
S |
| The EQ5D-5 L for estimating QALYs for economic evaluations [18] |
Y |
Y |
Y |
S |
| The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) [27] will be administered to consenting carers over 65 years |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
| Caregiver skill enhancement will be measured using the Task Management Strategy Index [12] |
Y |
N |
Y |
S |
|
Falls and health service use |
|
|
|
|
| Falls and fall related injuries (monthly diaries) [28] |
|
|
|
P |
| Planned and unplanned use of health services (monthly diaries) | S |
Note: Y = YES, N = NO, BA = Baseline assessment, 6A = 6 month assessment, 12RA = 12 month reassessment.
O = Outcome measure, S = Secondary, P = Primary.