How Well Does the 30-second Chair Stand Test Predict Rehabilitation Needs in Acutely Admitted Elderly Patients?
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Acute Disease
- Sponsor
- University of Southern Denmark
- Enrollment
- 156
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- 30-Second Chair Stand Test
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 10 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The aims are to identify predictive indicators of hospitalized elderly medical patients' need for rehabilitation and to validate (known group validity) the Chair Stand Test
Detailed Description
In the emergency department the assessment of acutely admitted elderly medical patients' need for rehabilitation is difficult as it has to been performed within 48 hours. Is it possible to use the the Chair Stand Test in combination with admission complaints and identified risk factors to predict the need for rehabilitation? An investigating of the Chair Stand Test is needed, as its validity with hospitalized patients is undocumented.
Investigators
Christian Backer Mogensen
Ass. professor
University of Southern Denmark
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Can speak and understand Danish
- •Can report personal data
- •Within the first 48 hours of admission are able to sin on an ordinary chair
Exclusion Criteria
- •Patients ordinarily unable to walk
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
30-Second Chair Stand Test
Time Frame: 14 days after admission at the hospital