PERDOVE ANZIANI: a Prospective Cohort Study on Older Patients

THE HOSPITALIZATION OF OLDER PATIENTS: RISK FACTORS, ADVERSE EVENTS AND OUTCOMES. A MULTICENTRE STUDY.

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01699984

Enrollment

329

Registered

2012-10-04

Start date

2011-02-28

Completion date

2012-09-30

Last updated

2012-10-04

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Conditions

Dementia, Motor Impairments, Stroke, Thighbone Fractures

Keywords

Cognitive impairment., Geriatrics., Hospital admission., Hospital discharge.

Brief summary

This prospective observational cohort study aims at studying functional and clinical outcomes of patients (N = 329) admitted to 4 geriatric hospital facilities of the St John of God Order in Northern Italy during an index period of 4 months. Other areas assessed include variables that help or hinder the discharge of patients with sufficient residential autonomy and the predictive ability of clinicians compared with the evaluation of selective indicators of outcome (clinical and instrumental). Patients are followed from the first day of hospitalization until discharge or up to 3 months and 1 day after the date of admission (long-term care patients). At admission a Patient Form including social, demographic and clinical informations and a series of standardized assessment tools is completed with the help of clinicians, nurses and caregivers (when available). For each patient, during hospitalization, an analysis of apolipoprotein ApoE polymorphisms is performed and adverse events occurred during hospitalization are monitored, as well as the predictive abilities of clinicians and any recent CT and MRI. Patients are reassessed at discharge (or after 3 months for long-term care patients) and at 6 months follow-up of with a standardized telephone interview to assess clinical and functional status and possible changes in the residential status of the patient.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

65 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* age 65 or older * informed consent provided

Exclusion criteria

* younger than 65 years * informed consent not provided

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
evaluation of clinical improvement	from admission to discharge (or after 3 months of hospitalization) and 6 months follow-up

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
identification of variables predictive of outcomes	at discharge (or 3 months after admission) and 6 months follow-up

Other

Measure	Time frame
evaluation of predictive abilities of clinicians	admission, discharge (or 3 months of hospitalization) and 6 months follow-up

Countries

Italy

Outcome results