Validation of the Hospital Frailty Risk Score in predicting clinical outcomes in older hospitalised patients in Australian health care settings.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Frailty; Public Health - Health service research

• Registration Number: ACTRN12619000331134
• Lead Sponsor: Dr Yogesh Sharma

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-03-04
• Study Completion: 2021-02-26
• Last Update Posted: 20 September 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 260

Inclusion Criteria

Medical inpatients >60 years of age. All patients >60 years of age who are referred from the Emergency Department for a medical admission will be considered for participation in this study.

Exclusion Criteria

The exclusion criteria are lack of a valid consent and terminal illness. In case patients are identified to have a cognitive impairment then a written informed consent will be obtained from their legal guardians for the participation in this research. All possible efforts will also be made to explain to the participant what the research is about and what participation is involved. If during the administration of the questionnaire the researcher notices any discomfort or distress among the participants then they will be withdrawn from the research. Any reluctance or refusal to participate in the research project will be respected. The degree of cognitive impairment will be determined form the participants' treating medical team and the health records.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
ength of stay. This will only be assessed in the historical cohort via data-linkage to medical records.[Baseline];Readmissions within 30 days of discharge. This will only be assessed in the historical cohort via data-linkage to medical records.[Baseline.];Mortality within 30 days of discharge. This will only be assessed in the historical cohort via data-linkage to medical records.[Baseline.]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Frailty as assessed by the HFRS.[Baseline.];Frailty as assessed by the EFS.[Baseline.];'ICD-10' as assessed in the historical cohort via data-linkage to medical records. This will be used to calculate the HFRS.[Baseline.]