Systematic Detection and Screening of the Frailty Degree in Patients Admitted to the Emergency Department Short Stay Unit
Overview
- Phase
- N/A
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Frail Elderly Syndrome
- Sponsor
- Fundació Institut de Recerca de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
- Enrollment
- 300
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- To know the degree of frailty with the frail VIG index in patients admitted to the short-stay unit
- Last Updated
- 5 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
Screen all those> 65 years of age admitted to the Short Stay Unit for frailty, and detect those who are potentially fragile.
Detailed Description
Demographic change has led to a change in the profile and age of hospitalized patients, an increase in age and in patients with multiple chronic diseases and more complex health needs is observed. Frailty is known to impact patient health outcomes with medical and surgical procedures. Thus, frailty is correlated with a greater presence of delirium, longer stays, a greater requirement for complementary examinations, a greater presence of mortality and other post-surgical complications, more dependence, more risks derived from hospitalization, and a greater need for convalescence after discharge.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Patients over 65 years of age admitted to the Short Stay Unit
Exclusion Criteria
- •Patients under 65 years of age admitted to the Short Stay Unit
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
To know the degree of frailty with the frail VIG index in patients admitted to the short-stay unit
Time Frame: 12 months
The Frail Vig index ("VIG" is the spanish/catalan abbreviation for Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment) is a new, more concise Frailty index for rapid geriatric assessment, which contains 22 simple questions that assess 25 different deficits. The Frail VIG index score assesses the degree of frailty as a continuous variable. The value of the Frail VIG index is between 0 (absence of frailty) and 0.7 (severe frailty)