NCT01506180
Completed
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In-Hospital Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment in Aged Acute Medical Patients
ConditionsAcute Disease
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Acute Disease
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
- Enrollment
- 3877
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Comorbidity
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 14 years ago
Overview
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
Investigators
Merete Gregersen
Principal Investigator, Master of Health Science
University of Aarhus
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •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.
Exclusion Criteria
- •patients admitted to the neurology-, cardiology-, nephrology- or haematology departments, and patients discharged directly to their homes from the emergency medical ward.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Comorbidity
Time Frame: At hospital admission (day 1)
By Charlsons Comorbidity Index
Length of hospital stay
Time Frame: 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 Outcomes
- Mortality(Within 30 days after hospital admission)
- Acute readmission(30 days and 90 days)
Study Sites (1)
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