Table 3 Clinical variables to be collected in this study
Variables | When measured | How measured | Reliability and validity |
|---|---|---|---|
Falls history, comorbid conditions, medications | Baseline for all but new medical diagnoses and medications which are assessed weekly | Medical chart review | – |
Functional status (FS) | Bi-weekly | FS measured by the PCPT ALF and the Barthel Index (the latter for reliability and validity purposes) [45] | PCPT ALF = test–retest reliability (≥ 0.60) [44] Spearman correlation with the Barthel, the Functional Independence Measure and the MDS Resident Assessment Instrument (≥ 0.70; unpublished data) Barthel = Inter-rater reliability 0.89; [64] Pearson (r) 0.50; Alpha coefficients 0.62–0.80 |
Cognitive status | Baseline and every 6 months | Changes in cognitive status will be measured by the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) [46] Dementia diagnosis and subtype | Test–retest reliability = 0.92 [46] Inter-rater reliability = 0.81 Internal consistency = 0.83 |
Gait and balance | Bi-weekly | The Tinetti Performance Oriented Mobility Assessment [47] | Test–retest reliability = 0.72–0.86 [65] Inter-rater reliability = 0.84 [66] |