Table 1: BOOST and LACE scoring systems:
The BOOST index consisted of eight categories:
  1. Problem Medication
  2. Prescribed ≥ 10 medications, or
  3. One of: insulin, anticoagulants, oral hypoglycaemics, dual antiplatelet therapy, digoxin, or narcotics.
  4. Psychological
  5. Previous PHQ-9 performed, or depression history
  6. Principal diagnosis
  7. One of: cancer, stroke, DM, COPD, or heart failure
  8. Frailty
  9. Clinical frailty scale score ≥ 5 (Score: ___)
  10. Poor health literature
  11. Inability to perform ‘teach back’ for 2/3 of,
  12. “What is your main problem?”
  13. “What do you need to do after leaving hospital?”
  14. “Why is it important that you do this?”
  15. Poor Patient support
“Do you have someone to help at home should you need it?”
  1. Prior hospitalisation Unplanned admission in past 6 months
  2. Palliation
  3. Would I be surprised if this patient died in the next year, or
  4. Does this patient have an advanced or progressive serious illness?
The LACE index consisted of four categories:
  1. Length of stay: 1 day (+1), 2 days (+2), 3 days (+3), 4-6 days (+4), 7-13 days (+5), ≥14 days (+7)
  2. Admission Type: Non-emergency (+0), Emergency (+3)
  3. Comorbidities: Charlson Index score 1 (+1), 2 (+2), 3 (+3), ≥4 (+5)
  4. Emergency attendances in past 6 months: 0 (+0), 1 (+1), 2 (+2), 3 (+3), ≥4 (+4)