Frailty
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Patient/subject characteristics
For the study investigating frailty in primary care, patients who can give a written, revocable consent to participate in the study themselves or through their
Sponsors
Universitätsmedizin Greifswald
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
65 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Patients registered in the participating general practitioner's office - Aged 65 years and older - Patients who are able to understand instructions and comply with the questionnaires.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Individuals with severe cognitive impairments who are not capable of understanding instructions (e.g. severe dementia or advanced neurological conditions). - Patients in a palliative state or with a life expectancy of less than one year.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To determine the prevalence of frailty in primary care and the prognostic significance of the frailty syndrome for the following clinical endpoints: - Hospitalizations - Physician visits - Institutionalization - Falls - Mortality - Increase in care dependency - Frailty progression over a period of one year. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - Identification of determinants for frailty in the primary care patient population. - Identification of the leading compensated and uncompensated problem areas in frail (compared to non-frail) elderly patients. - Evaluation of the SEISAR tool as a diagnostic (frailty) and prognostic instrument in primary care. - Comparison of the diagnostic and prognostic performance of SEISAR and MPI-CGA. - Assessment of the suitability of SEISAR for use in primary care. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactMaximilian König
Universitätsmedizin Greifswald
Outcome results
None listed