Table 1.

Instruments used to assess the eligibility criteria.

Eligibility criteria	Instrument	Score to be eligible
Mild cognitive impairment	Short Portable Mental State Questionnaire [26]	3 or 4 points
Medication deficiency	Medication Management Instrument for Deficiencies in the Elderly [29]	<13 points
Adherence for medicating	8-item Medication Adherence Questionnaire, also known as Morisky scale [27]	1-2 points=low and 3-8 points=medium
Caregiver involvement	Semistructured interview to find out how caregivers assisted older adults	—a

^aNot applicable.