Table 4.
Specific tools used or would consider to use, % (n)
| Used | Would consider to use but currently do not use | |
| ASA score | 10.5 (67) | 3.9 (25) |
| POSSUM score | 5.9 (38) | 4.7 (30) |
| G8 score | 1.7 (11) | 9.2 (59) |
| VES13 | 0.6 (4) | 5.2 (33) |
| ACE27 | 4.8 (31) | 8.1 (52) |
| CCI | 6.7 (43) | 12.8 (82) |
| Number of comorbidities | 19.4 (124) | |
| Barthel’s index of ADLs | 15.0 (96) | 12.0 (77) |
| iADLs | 15.2 (97) | 8.6 (55) |
| AMT score | 27.3 (175) | 6.1 (39) |
| MMSE | 36.7 (235) | 7.7 (49) |
| MoCA | 7.5 (48) | 3.9 (25) |
| GDS | 6.9 (44) | 13.6 (87) |
| HADS | 20.2 (129) | 8.9 (57) |
| PHQ9 | 2.5 (16) | 9.1 (58) |
| MUST | 32.8 (210) | 8.3 (53) |
| BMI | 56.1 (359) | 5.8 (37) |
| EFS | 3.8 (24) | 13.1 (84) |
| GFI | 0.0 (1) | 8.4 (54) |
| Rockwood pictorial frailty scale | 1.4 (9) | 8.8 (56) |
| HNA | 44.8 (287) | 11.3 (72) |
| EORTC QLQ-C30 | 9.8 (63) | 11.4 (73) |
| CGA-GOLD questionnaire | Not asked as not well known | 8.1 (52) |
Percentage of all participants. ASA: American Society of Anaesthesiologists; POSSUM: Physiological and Operative Severity Score for the enUmeration of Mortality and morbidity; G8: Geriatric 8; VES13: Vulnerable Elders Survey; ACE27: Adult Comorbidity Evaluation 27; CCI: Charlson Comorbidity Index; ADLs: Activities of Daily Living; iADLs: Instrumental Activities of Daily Living; AMT: Abbreviated Mental Test; MMSE: Mini Mental State Examination; MoCA: Montreal Cognitive Assessment; GDS: Geriatric Depression Scale; HADS: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; PHQ9: Patient Health Questionnaire–9; MUST: Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool; BMI: Body Mass Index; EFS: Edmonton Frailty Scale; GFI: Groningen Frailty Indicator; HNA: Holistic Needs Assessment; EORTC QLQ-C30: European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Core 30; CGA-GOLD: Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment – Geriatric Oncology Liaison Development.