65 Mortality Risk Index Score (MRIS)

Population: Newly Admitted Nursing Home Residents

MRIS Variables MRIS Points
Presence of cancer 2.43
Shortness of breath 2.15
CHF 1.66
Bedbound 1.99
Male 1.42
Unstable conditions 1.59
<75% of food eaten 1.75
Low functional ability score 1.77
Swallowing problem 1.41
Bowel incontinence 1.44
BMI < 23
Correlation of MRIS points with 1-year mortality risk %
0-1 11.4
2-3 20.2
4-5 32.2
6-7 44.5
8-9 55.9
10-11 69.0
12-13 81.7
14-15 87.6
16-17 95.4
18-19 100

 

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