In-Hospital Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment in Aged Acute Medical Patients
- Conditions
- Acute Disease
- Registration Number
- NCT01506180
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
- Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to compare acute ill elderly medical patients in a geriatric department with general medical departments, and to examine the effects of comprehensive geriatric assessment in the geriatric setting compared with general medical care.
- Detailed Description
Design:
1) a cross-sectional study followed by 2) a subgroup study by retrospective follow-up
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 3877
- patients admitted to the departments of medicine at Aarhus University Hospital either through the emergency medical ward or directly to the medical wards in the period from January 1, 2009 to December 31, 2010.
- patients admitted to the neurology-, cardiology-, nephrology- or haematology departments, and patients discharged directly to their homes from the emergency medical ward.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Comorbidity At hospital admission (day 1) By Charlsons Comorbidity Index
Length of hospital stay Number of days of hospitalization an expected average of 8 days Participants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, an expected average of 8 days.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Mortality Within 30 days after hospital admission The number of short-term mortality in the participants within 30 days after hospital admission.
Acute readmission 30 days and 90 days The number of acute readmissions in the participants within 30 days and 90 days after the discharge, respectively.
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Aarhus University Hospital
🇩🇰Aarhus, Central Denmark Region, Denmark