Older Person

The standard set

The ICHOM Standard Set for Older person is the result of hard work by a group of leading physicians, measurement experts and patients. It is our recommendation of the outcomes that matter most to persons with Older person. We urge all providers around the world to start measuring these outcomes to better understand how to improve the lives of their patients.

1 Tracked via the UCLA 3-item Loneliness Scale

2 Tracked via the 36-Item Short Form Survey Instrument Version 1 (SF-36)

3 Tracked via the SF-36

4 Tracked via the SF-36

5 Tracked via the Adult Social Care Outcomes Toolkit

6 Tracked by the Zarit Burden Interview 4-item screening questionnaire

7 Tracked via the Canadian Study on Health & Aging Clinical Frailty Scale

Implement with ICHOM

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A brief overview of the most important outcomes for patients relating to this ICHOM Standard Set.

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Reference Guide

A complete overview of the ICHOM Standard Set, including definitions for each measure and selected PROM instruments, time points for collection, and associated risk factors.

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Data Dictionary

An index of the outcomes and case-mix variables included in the standard set, how to code them, and the information you need to collect when implementing the outcomes in practice.

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Team that developed this standard

Australia

Ian Cameron | University of Sydney
Cathie Sherrington | The George Institute for Global Health, University of Sydney

Botswana

Sheila Shaibu | Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing

Canada

Samir Sinha | Mount Sinai and University Health Network Hospitals
Donna Haslehurst* | Older Person

Germany

Claudia Bausewein | LMU Munich University Hospital

Netherlands

Nienk de Vries | Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre
Francesco Mattace Raso | Erasmus University Medical Center
Marleen Harkes | Rotterdam

Peru

Diana Rodríguez Hurtado | Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia

Sweden

Anne Ekdahl | Section of Clinical Geriatrics, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society; Karolinska Institute

Taiwan

Liang-Kung Chen | Ageing and Health Research Center, National Yang Ming University
George Yi* | Family caregiver

Switzerland

Mike Martin | University of Zurich

United Kingdom

*Patient representative

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Older Person

The standard set

Download the flyer

Reference Guide

Data Dictionary