Today, I review, link, to, and excerpt from the outstanding Eprognosis* which has geriatric prognostic indices.
*Readers should explore this great resource using the Eprognosis link. I have placed some of the site’s content below simply to help me learn about the resource.
All that follows is from the above website.
What is ePrognosis?
Although many geriatric prognostic indices have been published, they may be difficult for busy clinicians to remember and use. Our goal is to be a repository of published geriatric prognostic indices where clinicians can go to obtain evidence-based information on patients’ prognosis.
To locate prognostic indices, we conducted a systematic review of the literature, published in JAMA January 11, 2011. Users should refer to this systematic review for detailed information on the accuracy, generalizability, potential for bias, and usability of these indices.
These indices are designed for older adults who do not have a dominant terminal illness. For patients with a dominant terminal illness, such as advanced dementia, cancer, or heart failure, prognostic indices specifically designed for those purposes should be used (see the Links tab).
The information on ePrognosis is intended as a rough guide to inform clinicians about possible mortality outcomes. It is not intended to be the only basis for making care decisions, nor is it intended to be a definitive means of prognostication. Clinicians should keep in mind that every patient is an individual, and that many factors beyond those used in these indices may influence a patient’s prognosis.
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO?
Time to benefit: How Long Will It Take for a Test or Treatment to Help Your Patient
Time to benefit is the time between the intervention (usually a test or treatment) and its benefit.
WHERE IS YOUR PATIENT?
NEW AND MOST USED PROGNOSTIC CALCULATORS
Community Dwelling
- Breast Cancer Risk Assessment for Postmenopausal Women Age 55 or Older
- Combined Lee Schonberg 4 to 14 Year Mortality Index
- Alex Lee Comprehensive Prognostic Tool for Mortality and Disability
- Deardorff 1 to 10 year Mortality in Dementia Index
- Deardorff Time to Need for Nursing Home Level of Care in Dementia Index
- Palliative Performance Scale
- Suemoto 10 year International Mortality Index
Living in a Nursing Home
- Porock 6 Month Mortality Index using Minimum Data Set
- Mitchell Advanced Dementia Prognostic Tool for 6 Month Mortality (ADEPT)
Hospitalized
Looking for an index not listed? Go to Full List
Other sites with prognosis calculators:
Cardiology:
Cerebrovascular:
Endocrine:
Frailty:
Gastrointestinal:
General Life Expectancy:
Pulmonary:
Urology:
