Table 5.

Instrument face validity informing reduction of a shortlist

Instrument	Theme relevance	Appropriate to setting	Summarised comments	Shortlist
COOP/WONCA	Moderate	Good	Superficial, accessible	Yes
Duke	Moderate	Poor	Focussed on self-esteem / existential	No
EuroQol	Moderate	Good	Superficial	Yes
MQoL-E	Good	Good	Appropriate themes for people with frailty Self-esteem less relevant	Yes
SF-36	Moderate	Poor	Focus on physical constructs Many activities beyond typical people with frailty	No
PcOS	Good	Good	Appropriate themes Very focused on existential	Yes
QoL-AD	Moderate	Moderate	Very specific to people with cognitive impairment	Yes
RHDS-OP-SF	Poor	Poor	Too specific to discharge period	No
TOPICS-CEP	Good	Poor	Appropriate level. Good coverage of physical and psychosocial Very long	No