Frailty in Older people: Rehabilitation Treatment Research Examining Separate Setting PLUS (FORTRESS Plus) on quality of life in frail older people (70 years and over).

Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital0 个研究点目标入组 106 人开始时间: 2023年10月20日最近更新: 2023年11月6日

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•To be eligible to participate in the FORTRESS Plus Study, people must be:
•Aged 70 years and over.
•Admitted to the study wards at Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital (2D, 3D and 4D)
•Assessed as frail (using the FRAIL Scale Risk Assessment Tool) by the FORTRESS Clinician (scored 3 or greater on this scale)
•Reside at home in the community within the NSLHD catchment area (i.e., do not reside in a Residential Aged Care Facility)
•Have achieved a score of 22 or more on the MMSE (in the last 2 months)
•Be English speaking.

•The following patients will be excluded from the FORTRESS Plus study:
•People admitted to hospital with a new stroke (during the indexed admission).
•People who are not frail (i.e., score less than 3 on the FRAIL Scale)
•People who have an estimated life expectancy of less than 12 months (as determined by The Illness Severity Rating Scale)
•People who are unable to cooperate with an intervention program.
•People aged less than 70 years.
•Those unable to walk without the assistance of one other person.
•Anyone who resides in a Residential Aged Care Facility
•Participants who were recruited into the FORTRESS study.

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Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital