Assessment methods and services for older people with cancer in the United Kingdom

Table 4 Specific tools used or would consider to use, % (n)

	Used	Would consider to use but currently do not use
ASA score	10.5 (67)	3.9 (25)
POSSUM score	5.9 (38)	4.7 (30)
G8 score	1.7 (11)	9.2 (59)
VES13	0.6 (4)	5.2 (33)
ACE27	4.8 (31)	8.1 (52)
CCI	6.7 (43)	12.8 (82)
Number of comorbidities	19.4 (124)
Barthel’s index of ADLs	15.0 (96)	12.0 (77)
iADLs	15.2 (97)	8.6 (55)
AMT score	27.3 (175)	6.1 (39)
MMSE	36.7 (235)	7.7 (49)
MoCA	7.5 (48)	3.9 (25)
GDS	6.9 (44)	13.6 (87)
HADS	20.2 (129)	8.9 (57)
PHQ9	2.5 (16)	9.1 (58)
MUST	32.8 (210)	8.3 (53)
BMI	56.1 (359)	5.8 (37)
EFS	3.8 (24)	13.1 (84)
GFI	0.0 (1)	8.4 (54)
Rockwood pictorial frailty scale	1.4 (9)	8.8 (56)
HNA	44.8 (287)	11.3 (72)
EORTC QLQ-C30	9.8 (63)	11.4 (73)
CGA-GOLD questionnaire	Not asked as not well known	8.1 (52)

Percentage of all participants. ASA: American Society of Anaesthesiologists; POSSUM: Physiological and Operative Severity Score for the enUmeration of Mortality and morbidity; G8: Geriatric 8; VES13: Vulnerable Elders Survey; ACE27: Adult Comorbidity Evaluation 27; CCI: Charlson Comorbidity Index; ADLs: Activities of Daily Living; iADLs: Instrumental Activities of Daily Living; AMT: Abbreviated Mental Test; MMSE: Mini Mental State Examination; MoCA: Montreal Cognitive Assessment; GDS: Geriatric Depression Scale; HADS: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; PHQ9: Patient Health Questionnaire–9; MUST: Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool; BMI: Body Mass Index; EFS: Edmonton Frailty Scale; GFI: Groningen Frailty Indicator; HNA: Holistic Needs Assessment; EORTC QLQ-C30: European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Core 30; CGA-GOLD: Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment – Geriatric Oncology Liaison Development.