Table 2.
Elements of CGA and assessment tools
| Study | CGA | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comorbidity | Polypharmacy | FS | Cognition | Depression | Nutritional status | Frailty | Falls | Pain | Physical activity | Fatigue | Social support | Delirium | ||||||
| Kenig et al14 | CCI, CIRS and Satariano’s index | ≥4 and ≥5 | ADL | IADL | – | MMSE, CDT and BOMC | GDS | MNA | – | – | – | – | – | – | TUGT | BFI | MOS-SSS | – |
| Tan et al18 | CCI | ≥5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Serum albumin | BMI | Fried criteria | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Pujara et al19 | CCI | ≥5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Weight loss | Serum albumin | – | – | Falls history | 0–10 scale | – | – | – | – |
| Lee et al13 | CCI | ≥8 | ADL | IADL | – | MMSE | GDS | MNA | – | Serum albumin | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | NDSS |
| Kristjansson et al17 | CIRS | ≥5 | ADL | – | BI | MMSE | GDS | MNA | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Kristjansson et al16 | CIRS | ≥5 | ADL | – | BI | MMSE | GDS | MNA | – | – | – | Based on CGA | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Abbreviations: CGA, comprehensive geriatric assessment; FS, functional status; CCI, Charlson Comorbidity Index; CIRS, Cumulative Illness Rating Scale; ADL, activities of daily living; IADL, instrumental activities of daily living; MMSE, Mini-Mental State Examination; CDT, Clock Drawing Test; BOMC, Blessed Orientation Memory Concentration; GDS, Geriatric Depression Scale; MNA, Mini Nutritional Assessment; TUGT, Timed Up and Go Test; BFI, Brief Fatigue Inventory; MOS-SSS, Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Scale; BMI, Body Mass Index; NDSS, Nursing Delirium Screening Scale; BI, Barthel Index.