Table 2 Overview of outcomes, outcome measures, instruments and assessment time
Outcomes | Outcome measures | Instrument | Assessment time |
|---|---|---|---|
Personal information | Age, sex, educational background and medical conditions | Self-reported | T0, T1, T2 |
Body mass index | Height and weight | Stadiometer/weighing scale | T0, T1, T2 |
Body composition | Lean mass and relative muscle mass | Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry | T1, T2 |
Functionality | Cognition, mobility, self-care, interpersonal relationships, living and household activities and participation | WHODAS 2.0 | T1, T2 |
Physical capacity | Timed Up and Go (time); handgrip strength; MMII strength; balance and 6-min walk test (distance walked) | Timed Up and Go (TUG); manual dynamometer; 30-s sit and stand test; unipodal test; and 6-min walk test | T0, T1, T2 |
Mental health | Depressive symptoms and stress perception | Geriatric Depression Scale—GSD-15, and Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10) | T1, T2 |
Physical activity level and sedentary behaviour | Energy expenditure (MET/h), number of steps, cadence, transferences, and the time spent in sitting and lying postures in the waking period | Accelerometry system activPAL3TM actigraph (PAL Technologies Ltd., Glasgow, UK) | T1, T2 |
Mobility | Life space | Life-Space Assessment (LSA) | T1, T2 |
Quality of life | Quality of life | WHOQOL | T1, T2 |