Outcome Scales are embedded in various interRAI tools and are automatically calculated, based on the responses that have been entered in a client’s interRAI assessment. Outcome scales provide the clinical user evidence-based information which leads to consistent decision-making by agencies and supports evidence-informed resource allocation across client populations.
The table below highlights which Outcome Scales are calculated in specific instruments. Please note that the interRAI Long Term Care Facility (LTCF) Assessment is under development.
| Name | Description | Code | Instrument where calculated |
| Activities of Daily Living - Long Form | Provides a measure of the person’s ability to perform ADLs. As this scale uses 7 ADL’s to calculate the score, it is more sensitive to clinical changes than the other ADL scales. | sADLLF |
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| Activities of Daily Living - Short Form | Provides a measure of the person’s ability to perform ADLs. This scale uses 4 ADL’s to calculate the score. | sADLSF |
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| Activities of Daily Living Self Performance Functional Hierarchy | Reflects the disablement process by grouping ADL performance levels into discrete stages of loss (early, mid or late stage losses) | sADLH |
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| Activities of Daily Living — Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Functional Hierarchy | Categorizes the person based on impairment in both ADLs and IADLs. | sFUNH |
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| Aggressive Behaviour Scale | Provides a scale to objectively measure aggressive behaviour. | sABS |
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| Assessment Urgency Algorithm | A scale that prioritizes the need and urgency for a comprehensive follow up assessment based on the responses provided in a screening assessment | aAXURG |
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| Caregiver Risk Evaluation Algorithm | Indicates risk of experiencing caregiver burden | sCARE |
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| Changes in Health, End-Stage Disease and Signs and Symptoms Scale (CHESS) | Detects a person’s frailty and health instability and identifies a person at risk of serious decline. |
sCHESS sCHESSCA |
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| Cognitive Performance Scale | Describes the cognitive status of a person. | sCPS |
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| Cognitive Performance Scale Version 2 | Describes the cognitive status of a person. It is an updated version of the CPS. | sCPS2 |
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| Communication Scale | Summarizes a person’s ability to communicate with others and to comprehend information. | sCOMM |
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| Crisis Identification and Situational Improvement Strategies | Categorizes a person based on his or her likelihood of being placed in a long-term care facility within 90 days of assessment. | sCRISIS |
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| Deafblind Severity Index | Summary scale of impairment in hearing and vision. | sDbSI |
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| Depression Rating Scale | Used as a clinical screen for depression. | sDRS |
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| Detection of Indicators and Vulnerabilities for Emergency Room Trips Scale | A decision-support tool that identifies a client’s likelihood of future unplanned emergency department (ED) visits. | sDIVERT |
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| Distressed Mood Scale Self-Report | Summarizes the self-reported mood measures collected in the assessment | sSRMOOD |
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| Fracture Risk Scale | Assesses the risk of a hip fracture within 1 year of assessment with an increased score associated with increased risk. | sRFS |
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| Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Capacity Hierarchy | Provides a measure of the person’s capacity to complete tasks based on items that reflect stages of loss (early, middle and late). | sIADLCH |
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| Method for Assigning Priority Levels (MAPLe) | Assigns a priority level to a client based on risk of adverse events | aMAPLe |
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| Pain Scale | Summary scale of pain | sPAIN |
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| Personal Support Algorithm | Assigns a priority level to a client based on their need for personal support care. |
aPS aPSCA |
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| Pressure Ulcer Risk Scale | Identifies persons at various levels of risk for developing a pressure ulcer. | sPURS |
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| Rehabilitation Algorithm | Identifies persons who may be candidates for rehabilitation services based on relative urgency for those services | aREHAB |
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| Revised Index of Social Engagement | Identifies the level of engagement with higher score indicating a higher level of engagement | sRISE |
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| Self-reliance Index | Identifies persons who are independent in both activities of daily living and daily decision making | aSRI |
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| Service Urgency Algorithm | Identifies persons in need of urgent services based on a relative urgency for those services | aSERVURG |
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| Vulnerable Persons at Risk Scale | Identifies persons receiving home care most in need of support during emergencies and disasters. | sVPR |
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