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Table 2 List of primary outcomes used in the PRO-AGE study at the follow-up: health behaviour and preventative care use

From: The PRO-AGE study: an international randomised controlled study of health risk appraisal for older persons based in general practice

Domain

One-year outcome analysis (all sites)

Two-year outcome analysis (Solothurn only)

Health behaviour

-Accident prevention

Driving without using seat belt [22]

Driving without using seat belt [2]

-Alcohol use

Possible hazardous or harmful alcohol use: based on age-and gender-specific limits of quantity and frequency of use [23]

Possible hazardous alcohol use: ≥ 2 drinks/day [2]

-Nutrition intake

Consumption of >2 high-fat food items per day [24]

Daily consumption of high-fat food items [2]

 

Consumption of <5 fruit/fibre items per day [24]

Less than daily consumption of fruit and fibre items [2]

-Physical activity

Moderate or strenuous activity < 5 times/week [25]

Physical activity < 5 times/week [2]

-Tobacco use

Current tobacco use [5]

Current tobacco use [2]

Preventative care use [21]

-Blood pressure

Self-report: blood pressure control in previous year

Medical record: blood pressure control in previous year

-Breast cancer screening

Self-report: mammography in previous 2 years

n.a.

-Cholesterol

Self-report: cholesterol measurement in previous 5 years

Medical record: cholesterol measurement in previous 5 years

-Colon cancer screening

Self-report: faecal occult blood test in previous year

Medical record: faecal occult blood test in previous year

-Dental care

Self-report: dental check in previous year

n.a.

-Diabetes screening

Self-report: blood glucose measurement in previous 3 years

Medical record: blood glucose measurement in previous 3 years

-Hearing examination

Self-report: hearing check-up in previous year

n.a.

-Influenza immunisation

Self-report: influenza vaccination in previous year

Medical record: influenza vaccination in previous year

-Pneumococcal immunisation

Self-report: pneumococcal vaccination (ever)

Medical record: pneumococcal vaccination (ever)

-Vision examination

Self-report: vision check-up in previous year

n.a.

  1. PRO-AGE: PRevention in Older people – Assessment in GEneralists' practices
  2. n.a. denotes not available