None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
Older adults admitted to acute care hospital settings often experience frailty and pain. However, frailty is not routinely assessed in hospital, and the prevalence of both frailty and pain in acute settings is not clearly understood. The proposed study will be the first to investigate the prevalence of frailty across an entire hospital in Australia, the first point prevalence study of frailty across an entire private hospital, and the first point prevalence study of current pain across an entire hospital using a technology driven assessment of pain. The aim is to conduct a point prevalence survey on frailty and pain of inpatients, in an acute adult private hospital in Western Australia, utilising a prospective single-day point prevalence survey design. Data collected will include demographic data, clinical data, and measures of frailty and pain in admitted acute care patients ages 18 years and over. Findings will provide insight into frailty and pain in older adults admitted to acute care hospital settings.
Interventions
A prospective single-day point prevalence survey of the frailty and pain levels of inpatients at an acute care private hospital will be undertaken. All inpatients, excluding day surgery and critical care units, will be invited to participate. Frailty assessment will be performed using the modified Reported Edmonton Frail Scale. Current pain levels will be assessed using the PainChek® smartphone application. Patients will also provide a rating of the intensity of their current pain and the worst
A prospective single-day point prevalence survey of the frailty and pain levels of inpatients at an acute care private hospital will be undertaken. All inpatients, excluding day surgery and critical care units, will be invited to participate. Frailty assessment will be performed using the modified Reported Edmonton Frail Scale. Current pain levels will be assessed using the PainChek® smartphone application. Patients will also provide a rating of the intensity of their current pain and the worst pain experienced in the last 24 hours using the Numerical Rating Scale (0-10). Demographic and clinical information will be collected from the patient’s hospital file. All data will be collected on one single day with approximately 15 minutes interaction with each participant.
Sponsors
Edith Cowan University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
All acute care inpatients hospitalised at or before 0800 on the day of data collection willing and able to provide informed verbal consent If patient is unable to consent due to cognitive impairment or inability to verbally communicate, verbal consent provided by collateral source Aged 18 years or over
Exclusion criteria
Admitted to day procedures unit Admitted to high dependency areas (ICU, CCU) Hospitalised after 0800 Severe hearing impairment Severe intellectual disability Too unwell to participate Refuse consent
Outcome results
None listed