How Well Does the 30-Second Chair Stand Test Predict Rehabilitation Needs in Acutely Admitted Elderly Patients
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Acute Disease
- Interventions
- Other: 30 sec chair stand test
- Registration Number
- NCT02474277
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Southern Denmark
- 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.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 156
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
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description 30 sec chair stand test 30 sec chair stand test all patients in this Group receives a diagnostic test for functional impairment
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 30-Second Chair Stand Test 14 days after admission at the hospital
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Lillebaelt hospital
🇩🇰Kolding, Denmark