The Marigliano–Cacciafesta polypathology scale (MCPS): A tool for predicting the risk of developing disability

A new tool for the evaluation of the rehabilitation outcomes in older persons: a machine learning model to predict functional status 1 year ahead

“…The MNA score obtained (maximum 30 points) classifies the assessed persons into three categories: 24-30, well-nourished; 17-23.5, at risk of malnutrition; and <17, malnourished [26].The variations in mood were measured with the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS), a brief depression screening inventory composed of 15 items that require yes or no answers. A score of 5 or more indicates depressed individuals[27].The presence of comorbidities was assessed by the administration of the Marigliano-Cacciafesta polypathology scale (MCPS)[28]. The MCPS assesses the presence of: neurological pathologies, cardiac pathologies, respiratory pathologies, renal pathologies, pathologies of the locomotive system, sensory deprivation (sight and hearing), metabolic pathologies and alterations in the nutritional state, alterations in the cognitive status and mood, vascular pathologies, neoplastic pathologies and gastroenteral pathologies, assigning a score to each item that varies from a minimum of 0 to a maximum of 25, with points increasing based on the severity of the pathology.…”