Carey 3 Year Index

  • Population: community dwelling nursing home eligible adults aged 55 years and older
  • Outcome: all cause 1- 3 year mortality
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Risk Calculator
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  • This index was developed in 2232 functionally impaired, nursing home- eligible community dwelling adults living in the western United States, who were enrolled in the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), a senior day care center (mean age 79, 68% female, 40% white, 37% 3-year mortality) from 1988 to 1996
  • The index was internally validated in 1667 PACE participants from eastern and Midwestern United States (mean age 79, 76% female, 65% white, 36% 3-year mortality)
  • Discrimination: This risk calculator sorts patients who died from patients who lived correctly 69% of the time (c-statistic). Accuracy was similar to 1-year mortality
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  • Calibration: The model was well calibrated across all risk levels with less than 3% difference between estimated and actual mortality.
  • Citation: Carey EC, Covinsky KE, Li-Yung L, Eng C, Sands LP, Walter LC. Prediction of mortality in community-living frail elderly people with long-term care needs. JAGS. 2008;56(1):68-75.

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