HILIT on the Physical, Functional, Cognitive and Psychological Condition of Older Adults

Relative risk of death due to comorbidity.

Used extensively for assessing health-related quality of life. The results are values between 0 and 100. Optimal health is represented by scores of 100 and very poor health would equal 0.

Short test battery, widely used in geriatrics, consists of evaluating the patient from 3 points of view: on the one hand, the patient's balance is measured, counting if he is able to maintain balance for at least 10 seconds with his feet together, in semi-tandem and tandem, counting the speed of the gait, measuring the time it takes to walk 4m, and the strength and resistance of the lower body, counting the time it takes to perform 5 squats (STS5).

Used to assess a person's static and dynamic balance skills.

Is a widely used tool to assess the level of independency in older adults. It is scored considering the items grouped to obtain degrees A, B, C, etc., of independence. It is observed that 0 points are equal to grade A, 1 point to grade B, 2 points to grade C, 3 points to grade D, and so on.

In a conventional way, the following classification can be assumed:

• Grades A-B or 0 - 1 points = absence of disability or mild disability.
• Grades C-D or 2 - 3 points = moderate disability.
• Grades E-G or 4 - 6 points = severe disability.

Evaluates independence and functionality in instrumental activities of daily life) such as shopping, cooking, cleaning, washing, finances, medication, transportation and use of the telephone; and considers instrumental disability the inability to perform one or more activities. Each area is scored according to the description that best corresponds to the subject. Therefore, each area scores a maximum of 1 point and a minimum of 0 points. The maximum dependence would be marked by obtaining 0 points, while a sum of 8 points would express total independence.

Evaluates the degree of integration in the community, social relationships and is sensitive to the functional assessment of individuals in the community

The most widely used cognitive screening test to assess suspected symptoms consistent with cognitive impairment or dementia. Written test with a maximum score of 30. The cut-off point established for the MMSE defines "normal" cognitive function is generally set at 24, lower scores indicate more serious cognitive problems.

Instrument that examines the skills of attention, concentration, executive functions, memory, language, visuoconstructive abilities, calculation and orientation and the maximum score is 30.

Questionnaire used to screen for depression in older people. Scores from 00 to 05 indicate Normal screening, 06 to 10 Moderate Depression screening, and 11 to 15 Severe Depression screening.

A simple and valid assessment of both sleep quality and disturbance that might affect. They consist of 10 questions divided into four subscales: subjective sleep quality, sleep latency, sleep duration, habitual sleep efficiency, sleep discomfort, medication use and daytime dysfunctions, adding up to a total score. The higher value represents a worse result. Higher scores indicate poorer sleep.

Questionnaire that evaluates the fear of falling. After adding the total score, values of 16-19 indicate little fear; between 20-27, intermediate fear, and from 28-64, intense fear, representing a greater risk of falls the higher the total score.

Dynamometer will be employed to assess hand grip stregth.

It is used to determine early the risk of falling in an elderly person during the year following its application. The result of both sections will be added, so that a score of less than 19 points will imply a high risk of falls, a score of 19 to 24 will reflect medium risk of falls and a score of 25 to 28 will indicate low risk of falls.

Is a simple test used to assess a person's mobility and physical function.

Screening to assess the risk of sarcopenia. It generates a total score of 0-10 points, of which the range of 0-3 is recorded without sarcopenia while 4-10 suggest sarcopenia.

Five original characteristics are evaluated: involuntary weight loss, self-reported exhaustion, slow gait speed, weakness, and low physical activity.

Is used to assess central fat distribution and degree of abdominal obesity

It is measured at the level of the maximum prominence of the buttocks.

Is the dimensionless ratio of the circumference of the waist to that of the hips. This is calculated as waist measurement divided by hip measurement

It is a simple and quick method to identify elderly people who are at risk of malnutrition or undernourished.

Assesses in an integrated way the response of the respiratory, cardiovascular, metabolic, skeletal muscle and neurosensory systems to the stress imposed by exercise.

Assesses agility and dynamic balance.

Is calculated from the formula, Weight (kg) / Height2 (m2), whose unit is kg/m2. It is a rough indicator of total body fat.

Is the sum of Body Fat and Fat Free Mass.

It measures a person's height, measured from the sole of the foot to the top of the head.