Emergency Room Visits and Older Patients: Assessment of Jewish General Hospital Program Screening Frail Users
Overview
- Phase
- N/A
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Emergencies
- Sponsor
- Jewish General Hospital
- Enrollment
- 356
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Prevalence of tools filed
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- last year
Overview
Brief Summary
Today's population is living longer than prior generations. Senior patients, defined as 65 years or older, are therefore increasing in number, and representing a larger number of hospitalized patients. Thus, assessing and addressing the needs of the growing number of older ER users is essential. The overall objective of the study is to examine the feasibility and the epidemiology of two screening tools ("Programme de Recherche sur l'Intégration des Services pour le Maintien de l'Autonomie" (PRISMA-7) and Emergency Room Evaluation and recommendations (ER2)) used in the Emergency Room of Jewish General Hospital to screen older patients (i.e.; ≥65 years) at risk of adverse health events. A prospective observational cohort design will be used for the study's two phases; phase 1- assessment and phase 2- assessment as well as recommendations.
Investigators
Olivier Beauchet
Professor of Geriatrics
Jewish General Hospital
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Age ≥ 65 years.
- •Unplanned ER visits.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Death within the 24 hours of first visiting ER.
- •Palliative care due to ER visit.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Prevalence of tools filed
Time Frame: 1 day
Prevalence will be calculated for PRISMA-7, ER2 and pooled tools respectively.
Feasibility of using both tools in the ER
Time Frame: 1 day
Percentage of participants with complete filed tools (older patients with tools filed / (older patients visiting the ER) x 100) will be calculated.
Secondary Outcomes
- Feasibility of tools(1 day)
- Length of stay(1 day)
- Acute medical events(1 day)