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Table 2.

Full Wording of the Significant Variables in the OASIS-C Dataset, and the “Term” for Each Question's Possible Responses²³

OASIS-C QUESTION (DEFINITION)	“TERM” FOR EACH QUESTION'S POSSIBLE RESPONSES
Which description best fits the patient's overall status? (defined as the patient's current health status)	1. “Stable” means when a patient is stable without heightened risk (s) for serious complications and death^a
	2. “Mildly frail” means when a patient is having high health risk (s) for a short time and is more likely to return to stable status without heightened risk (s) for serious complications and death^a
	3. “Moderately frail” means when a patient is still in frail condition and currently at high risk(s) for serious complications and death
	4. “Very frail” means when a patient has a serious condition(s) that may possibly lead to death within a year
Results of a formal pain assessment using a standardized pain assessment tool (defined as the presence of severe pain)	1. No standardized, validated assessment done^b
	2. Assessment done, but a patient does not complain of severe pain
	3. Assessment done, and a patient complaints of severe pain
The existence of a skin lesion or open wound, excluding bowel ostomy (defined as the presence of skin problems)	1. No
	2. Yes
The capability to dress lower body (with or without dressing aids) including undergarments, slacks, socks or nylons, shoes (defined as capability in dressing lower body)	1. “Independent” means when a patient is able to dress their lower body without help
	2. “Slightly dependent” means when a patient is able to dress their lower body without help, if clothing and shoes were arranged or handed to them
	3. “Mostly dependent” means when a patient requires help to put on undergarments, slacks, socks or nylons, and shoes
	4. “Entirely dependent” means when a patient requires another person to dress their lower body

^{^a}

In the patient's current health status, the stable and mildly frail groups were combined into one category with regards to patients' current health status.

^{^b}

In the presence of severe pain, the category of “no formal pain assessment done” was considered as missing data because eight patients in the dataset were recognized as nonrecipients of a formal pain assessment.

OASIS-C, Outcome and Assessment Information Set.