Table 2.

Diseases and Scoring System for Cumulative Illness Rating Scale for Geriatrics. Based on Figure 1 from Miller M et al. Psychiatry Research, 1992; 41:237-248.

Organ-System Categories	Rating Strategy
1. Heart 2. Vascular 3. Hematopoietic 4. Respiratory 5. Eyes, ears, nose, throat and larynx 6. Upper gastrointestinal tract 7. Lower gastrointestinal tract 8. Liver 9. Renal 10. Genito-urinary 11. Musculoskeletal/integument 12. Neurological 13. Endocrine/metabolic and breast 14. Psychiatric illness	0 – No problem 1 – Current mild problem or past significant problem 2 – Moderate disability or morbidity/requires “first line” therapy 3 – Severe/constant significant difficulty/”uncontrollable” chronic problems 4 – Extremely severe/immediate treatment required/end organ failure/severe impairment of function