I might add to that a measure of health-related quality of life/health status (EQ 5D or Euroqol is probably best suited for this population).
I also feel the 6 minute walk can give interesting results but the measure is more physical-goal rehab-oriented vs team goals. Gait speed as well can be very telling.
I am not familiar with the initials "MDT"...what do they stand for?
Tanya
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>Subject: Re: outcome measures
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>Date: November 3, 1999 5:58 PM
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>Outcome meaures in Elder Rehab including MDT.
>The Goal Attainment Scaling is particularly useful for the MDT. You also need
>to consider what you are looking at improving. The BGS / RCP recommended a 3
>stage assessment process, from pre 75 screening throught basic Barthel
>scoring to profession specific assessment tools for detailed problem study.
>Within the West of Scotland a group of Physiotherapists working within elder
>rehab have agreed to use the Elderly Mobility Scale and the Timed Get up and
>Go as a minimum data set. Measured outcomes would be in improvements in these
>scales / times as detailed goals within a set period. This also gives us
>great potential for collaboration on multi-centre research and for
>benchmarking. You need to work collaboratively with your mdt colleagues to
>agree what it is that you are going to measure impairment / disability /
>handicap? The National Centre for Outcome Measurement has recently publishes
>suggested Outcome Measures for a variety of disease processes.
>
>Margaret Hastings
>President of AGILE - Chartered Physiotherapists with Older People
>
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