Frailty Musculoskeletal Diseases Frailty
Conditions
Interventions
Potential participants (whether patient or proxy) are screened for eligibility, approached for participation and ask to provide consent to participate during at time of ICU admission.
Sponsors
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Admitted to Critical Care units 2. Aged 60 years and over 3. Anticipated stay greater than 24 hours
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Aged less than 60 years 2. Anticipated Critical Care stay or survival less than 24 hours 3. Where patient's condition prevents them from being interviewed and there are no other individuals qualified to act as proxy 4. No capacity to consent to participation nor anyone able to act as personal consultee
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Inter-rater reliability of frailty assessment (comparing the assessment of two groups of clinicians using the Clinical Frailty Scale) is measured using the kappa statistic after the interviews. 2. Frailty is measured using the clinical frailty scale at time of interview. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Hospital mortality is measured using collected data at 30 days 2. Critical care length of stay is measured using routinely collected data at 30 days. | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Contacts
Public ContactRichard Pugh
Outcome results
None listed