Table 1. PACD (KSA version).

PACD item	Scoring	Additional information
Number of medically active problems on admission	One point per diagnosis on International Classification of Diseases 10th Revision [22], (Louis Simonet, personal communication on 17.05.2010)	Only diagnoses with diagnostic and/or therapeutic consequence for actual treatment and/or monitoring needs beyond routine count as an active medical problem.
Availability of a person in the same household who can provide help	yes = 0 points; no = 4 points	-
Number of disabilities	1 point per disability = up to 12 points maximum, no disability = 0 points	Assessed disabilities in (instrumental) activities of daily living: feeding, grooming, dressing, toileting, bathing or taking a shower, walking, transferring, travelling via car or public transportation, food or clothes shopping (regardless of transport), meal preparation, housework, and medication use (preparing and taking correct dose)
Patient’s age	1 point per decade from 60 years	≥ 100 = +5 ≥ 90 = +4 ≥ 80 = +3 ≥ 70 = +2 ≥ 60 = +1

Abbreviations: PACD: post-acute care discharge score