Table 5.
Process indicators for geriatric co-management programmes
| Indicators | Median score (IQR) | |
| Process indicators considered appropriate and feasible with agreement* | Appr | Feas |
| For patients included in the geriatric co-management programme, co-management starts preoperatively or within 24 hours of hospital admission. | 9 (1) | 8 (2) |
| Daily patient rounds are performed by a member of the geriatric team participating in the geriatric co-management programme. | 8 (1) | 8 (1) |
| Collaborative interdisciplinary meetings with the primary treating hospital staff participating in the geriatric co-management programme and a member of the geriatric team are organised to discuss patients included in the geriatric co-management programme at least twice a week. | 7 (1) | 8 (2) |
| Percentage of patients included in the geriatric co-management programme who had a screening or assessment focusing on delirium, dementia, functional status, fall risk, social aspects and environment, comorbidity, pressure ulcer risk, pain, nutritional status, incontinence, urinary tract infection, bowel movement, hearing, vision, sleeping disorder, medication use, frailty and advanced care plans using a validated tool within 24 hours of hospital admission. | 8.5 (1.6)† | 8 (1.8) |
| Percentage of patients included in the geriatric co-management programme who had their care preferences documented in an advance care plan or advanced directive. | 9 (1) | 8 (1.8) |
| Percentage of patients included in the geriatric co-management programme who have a discharge plan documented in their patient record. | 9 (0.3) | 8 (1) |
| Percentage of patients included in the geriatric co-management programme who have a summary of their hospital care and post-discharge instructions send to their primary care practitioner and/or care facility. | 9 (0) | 8 (2) |
*Appropriateness and feasibility was determined by a disagreement index: see online appendix for all indicators that were considered not appropriate or feasible.
†Scores have been averaged for all response options (see text in italic for the different response options): see online appendix for the raw scores.
Appr, appropriateness; Feas, feasibility.