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. 2017 Jul 17;12(9):1480–1488. doi: 10.2215/CJN.11801116

Table 2.

Domains incorporated in the geriatric assessment and prevalence of impaired domains

Domain, Test, and Category Range Cutoff Source Impairment,a %
ADL
 Katz scale 1–6 ≥1 Patient 34 (n=42)
iADL
 Lawton and Brody 1–7 ≥1b Patient 78 (n=96)
Mobility Patient
 Timed-Up-and-Go
  No impairment <10 s 37 (n=45)
  Moderate 10–20 s 39 (n=48)
  Severe >20 s 25 (n=30)
Cognitive impairment Patient
 MMSE 0–30 <25 12 (n=15)
 Clock 0–14 ≤10 45 (n=55)
 ECR 0–16 <14 13 (n=16)
 Fluency 0–40 <15c 39 (n=48)
 ≥1 Domain 66d (n=81)
Depressive symptoms Patient
 GDS
  No impairment 0–15 <5 69 (n=85)
  Mild symptoms 5–10 27 (n=33)
  Severe symptoms >10 4d (n=5)
Malnutrition Patient
 MNA
  No malnutrition 0–30 24–30 45 (n=55)
  Risk of malnutrition 17–23.5 50 (n=62)
  Malnutrition 0–17 6d (n=7)
Comorbidities Chart
 CIRS-G
Severee 0–12 35 (n=43)
Frailty
 Geriatric assessment
  ≥2 Geriatric impairmentsf 0–7 ≥2 75 (n=92)

ADL, activities of daily living; iADL, instrumental activities of daily living; MMSE, Mini Mental State Examination; ECR, Enhanced Cued Recall; GDS, Geriatric Depression Scale; MNA, Mini Nutritional Assessment; CIRS-G, Cumulative Illness Rating Scale-Geriatrics.

a

Impairment: percentage of patients who scored below/above the cutoff value.

b

One or more impairment in iADL.

c

Less than 15 words.

d

Category used to calculate frailty.

e

CIRS-G≥2×score 3 or ≥1×score 4 (i)ADL (instrumental) activities of daily living.

f

Impairment in (i)ADL, severe mobility impairment, impairment in greater than or equal to cognitive domain, severe depressive symptoms, malnutrition, and severe comorbidity score.