’ s response to reviews Title : The theoretical and empirical basis of a BioPsychoSocial ( BPS ) Risk Screener for detection of older peoples ' health related needs , planning of community programs , and targeted care interventions

Title: The theoretical and empirical basis of a BioPsychoSocial (BPS) Risk Screener for detection of older peoples' health related needs, planning of community programs, and targeted care interventions Authors: Zoe Hildon (Zhildon1@jhu.edu) Chuen Seng Tan (chuen_seng_tan@nuhs.edu.sg) Farah Shiraz (farah_shiraz@nuhs.edu.sg) Wai Chong Ng (nwc@tsaofoundation.org) Xiaodong Deng (xd.deng.r@gmail.com) Gerald Choon Huat Koh (Gerald_Koh@nuhs.edu.sg) Kelvin Bryan Tan (kelvin_bryan_tan@moh.gov.sg) Ian Philp (Ian.Philp@EasyCareAcademy.com) Dick Wiggins (d.wiggins@ucl.ac.uk) Su Aw (elessar.starr@gmail.com) Treena Wu (Treenawu@tsaofoundation.org) Hubertus Vrijhoef (bertvrijhoef@yahoo.com) Version: 2 Date: 16 Dec 2017 Author’s response to reviews: We thank the reviewers and editors for their helpful comments. We have proofread the paper and added the minor corrections as requested below.