Acute Disease
Conditions
Keywords
acute medical care, comprehensive geriatric assessment, Health Services for the Aged, Geriatric Assessment, Geriatrics, Aged
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to compare acute ill elderly medical patients in a geriatric department with general medical departments, and to examine the effects of comprehensive geriatric assessment in the geriatric setting compared with general medical care.
Detailed description
Design: 1\) a cross-sectional study followed by 2) a subgroup study by retrospective follow-up
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
University of Aarhus
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
80 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* patients admitted to the departments of medicine at Aarhus University Hospital either through the emergency medical ward or directly to the medical wards in the period from January 1, 2009 to December 31, 2010.
Exclusion criteria
* patients admitted to the neurology-, cardiology-, nephrology- or haematology departments, and patients discharged directly to their homes from the emergency medical ward.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Comorbidity | At hospital admission (day 1) | By Charlsons Comorbidity Index |
| Length of hospital stay | Number of days of hospitalization an expected average of 8 days | Participants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, an expected average of 8 days. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Acute readmission | 30 days and 90 days | The number of acute readmissions in the participants within 30 days and 90 days after the discharge, respectively. |
| Mortality | Within 30 days after hospital admission | The number of short-term mortality in the participants within 30 days after hospital admission. |
Countries
Denmark
Outcome results
None listed