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Table 1 Measures included in the study at each time-point

From: A tailored counseling and home-based rehabilitation program to increase physical activity and improve mobility among community-dwelling older people after hospitalization: protocol of a randomized controlled trial

Intsrument

Domains

Time point

  

Prior to hospital admission

Baseline

3 months

6 months

12 months

Ref.

Main outcome measures

 Physical activity

Accelerometer 6 days

 

x

x

x

 

Diary of physical activity 6 days

 

x

x

x

 

Modified Grimby scale

x

x

x

x

x

[22, 23]

YPAS (standing/walking & lying down/sitting)

x

x

x

x

x

[45]

Unmet physical activity

 

x

x

x

x

[32]

 Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB)

Balance, 4 m walking, chair rising

 

x

x

x

[25]

 Mobility disability

Moving outdoors

x

x

x

x

x

[46]

Walking 500 m

x

x

x

x

x

[46]

Walking 2 km

x

x

x

x

x

[46]

Stair climbing

x

x

x

x

x

[46]

Lifting (10 kg)

x

x

x

x

x

[46]

 Self-rated mobility

  

x

x

x

x

 

Secondary outcomes

 Life-Space Mobility (LSA)

Within home

x

x (modified)

x

x

x

[26]

Outdoor

x

x (modified)

x

x

x

[26]

Neighborhood

x

x (modified)

x

x

x

[26]

Town

x

x (modified)

x

x

x

[26]

Unlimited

x

x (modified)

x

x

x

[26]

 Impact on Autonomy & Participation (IPA), 41 items

 

x

x

x

[27]

 Fear of falling (FES-I), 16 items

  

x

x

x

x

[28]

 History of falls

  

during preceding year

during preceding 3 months

during preceding 3 months

during preceding 6 months

 

 Depressive symptoms (CES-D), 20 items

  

x

x

x

x

[36]

Pain

Presence of musculoskeletal pain

 

x

x

x

x

[38]

Pain Interference Subscale from the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI)

 

x

x

x

x

[29]

 Maximal isometric grip strength

  

x

  

x

 

 Perceived environmental barriers

PENBOM

 

x

xa

x

x

[31]

Home environment

 

x

x

x

x

[47]

 Perceived environmental facilitators

PENFOM

 

x

xa

x

x

[31]

Exercise facilities

 

x

xa

x

x

 

Home environment

 

x

x

x

x

 

 Barriers to physical activity

Barriers (BOPA)

 

x

xa

x

x

[30, 48]

Avoidance of moving outdoors

 

x

xa

x

x

[48]

Health, Cognition & demographics

 Health Status

Chronic diseases, current diagnosis (needing hospital care), treatment

 

b

    

 Medication

  

b

x

x

x

 

 Self-rated health

  

x

x

x

x

 

 Cognitive impairment

Cognitive status (CERAD)

 

x

[33, 34]

Executive functions (TMT-A & -B)

 

x

x

[35]

 Social contacts and socioeconomic status

  

x

 

 Weight, height

  

x

 

 Unintended weight loss

  

x

x

x

x

 

 Self-rated sensory functions

Vision, hearing

 

x

[49]

 Standard care & rehabilitation

  

x

x

x

x

[38]

 Use of social and health services

  

x

x

x

x

[38]

  1. aUsing Maptionnaire
  2. bconfirmed by a research nurse from medical records