@article{23277,
  author = {Sherrington Cathie and Akpan Asangaedem and Roberts Charlotte and Bandeen-Roche Karen and Batty Barbara and Bausewein Claudia and Bell Diane and Bramley David and Bynum Julie and Cameron Ian and Chen Liang-Kung and Ekdahl Anne and Fertig Arnold and Gentry Tom and Harkes Marleen and Haslehurst Donna and Hope Jonathon and Hurtado Diana and Lyndon Helen and Lynn Joanne and Martin Mike and Isden Ruthe and Raso Francesco and Shaibu Sheila and Shand Jenny and Sinha Samir and Turner Gill and De Vries Nienke and Yi George and Young John and Banerjee Jay},
  title = {Standard set of health outcome measures for older persons.},
  abstract = {<p><b>BACKGROUND: </b>The International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM) was founded in 2012 to propose consensus-based measurement tools and documentation for different conditions and populations.This article describes how the ICHOM Older Person Working Group followed a consensus-driven modified Delphi technique to develop multiple global outcome measures in older persons. The standard set of outcome measures developed by this group will support the ability of healthcare systems to improve their care pathways and quality of care. An additional benefit will be the opportunity to compare variations in outcomes which encourages and supports learning between different health care systems that drives quality improvement. These outcome measures were not developed for use in research. They are aimed at non researchers in healthcare provision and those who pay for these services.</p><p><b>METHODS: </b>A modified Delphi technique utilising a value based healthcare framework was applied by an international panel to arrive at consensus decisions.To inform the panel meetings, information was sought from literature reviews, longitudinal ageing surveys and a focus group.</p><p><b>RESULTS: </b>The outcome measures developed and recommended were participation in decision making, autonomy and control, mood and emotional health, loneliness and isolation, pain, activities of daily living, frailty, time spent in hospital, overall survival, carer burden, polypharmacy, falls and place of death mapped to a three tier value based healthcare framework.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS: </b>The first global health standard set of outcome measures in older persons has been developed to enable health care systems improve the quality of care provided to older persons.</p>},
  year = {2018},
  journal = {BMC Geriatr},
  volume = {18},
  pages = {36},
  issn = {1471-2318},
  doi = {10.1186/s12877-017-0701-3},
  language = {eng},
}