Supervised progressive cross-continuum strength training compared with usual care in older medical patients: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial (the STAND-Cph trial)

Table 2 Variables to be assessed

Variable	Baseline	Discharge	4 weeks	6 months
Primary outcome
de Morton Mobility Index (DEMMI)	+	+	+	+
Secondary outcomes
24-h mobility (activPal3™ monitors; 1-week assessments)	+	+	+	+
Isometric knee extension strength	+	+	+	+
30-sec sit-to-stand test	+	+	+	+
Habitual gait speed (HGS)	+	+	+	+
Hand-grip strength (HG)	+	+	+	+
Activities of Daily Living (Barthel Index 20)	+	+	+	+
Descriptive variables
Age	+
Gender	+
Weight	+	+	+	+
Educational level	+
Living status	+	+	+	+
History of smoking	+
Use of ambulatory devices	+	+	+	+
Use of municipal help	+	+	+	+
History of falls during the last year	+	+	+	+
Falls Efficacy Scale	+	+	+	+
Nutritional Risk Screening (NRS)	+	+	+	+
New Mobility Score (NMS)	+	+	+	+
Cumulated Ambulation Score (CAS)	+	+	+	+
Days per week spent outdoors	+	+	+	+
Hospitalization within last 4 weeks			+
Hospitalization within last 6 months	+			+
Possible confounders and modifiers
Age	+
Gender	+
Cognition
Short Orientation-Memory-Concentration test (OMC)	+
Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE)		+	+	+
Trail Making Test (Trails)		+	+	+
Digit Symbol Substitution Test (DSST)		+	+	+
Hopkins Verbal Learning Test (HVLT)		+	+	+
Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS)		+	+	+
Health status (EQ-5D)	+	+	+	+
Self-rated health (EQ-5D)	+	+	+	+
Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA)	+	+	+	+
Self-reported physical activity	+	+	+	+
Verbal Ranking Scale (VRS)	+	+	+	+
Medications	+	+	+	+
History of training before hospitalization	+
History of training in the municipality after discharge		+	+	+

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