Identification of Admission High Risk Elderly

Identification of Admission High Risk Elderly From Multiple Cohorts: a Pilot Study

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01934426

Enrollment

760

Registered

2013-09-04

Start date

2013-04-30

Completion date

2014-04-30

Last updated

2014-04-23

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Conditions

Pneumonia, Stroke, Urinary Tract Infection

Keywords

Admission High Risk Elderly

Brief summary

Objective: The study aim to establish high risk admission model and readmission model for elderly in Taiwan. Method: Investigators compare the clinical, epidemiological, and socioeconomic characteristics of admitted patients during 1 August,2011 to 31 July,2012. All patients will follow up to end of study to identify 14 days readmission and 30 days readmission to geriatic ward. Expected Outcomes: (1) To compare the prediction value of derivation cohort and validation cohort. (2) To identify high risk indicators of admission and readmission for elderly. (3) To determine the risk factors in admission elderly association with quality indicators.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

65 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

1. Patients with age 65 year old above 2. Patients admission to geriatric ward

Exclusion criteria

1. Patients with unstable vital sign 2. Patients or dependants reject to sign inform consent.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Determine percentages of high risk in elderly 14 days readmission to geriatric ward	1-year	Readmission in 14 days to geriatric ward is an important issue of elderly.

Countries

Taiwan

Outcome results