Geriatric Disorder
Conditions
Keywords
functional assessment, acute care, older medical patients
Brief summary
The aim of this study is to examine the effect of systematic assessment of functional ability, development of rehabilitation plan and follow-up at home for elderly medical patient's risk of readmission. The effect of the intervention is examined in a randomized controlled trial.
Interventions
OTHERAssessment of functional ability in combination with follow-up at home
Sponsors
VIA University College
Institute of public health, department of nursing sciences, Århus University, Denmark
Aarhus University Hospital
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE (Investigator)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
65 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Patients admitted to, Medical Visitation Section (MVA) Aarhus University Hospital * aged 65+ * resident in City of Aarhus.
Exclusion criteria
* Patients admitted from a psychiatric institution or nursing home * patients without walking ability * patients who do not speak or read Danish * terminally ill patients * patients transferred to other hospital departments
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Re-admission | Re-admission in 26 weeks | \*Primary outcome was originally set to readmissions within 26 weeks but due to clerical error it has been written as 30 days. The error has now been corrected. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mortality | 30 day mortality | — |
| Functional ability | 4 and 26 weeks after intervention | Functional ability measured with World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS 2.0) and Barthel-20 |
| Re-admission | Re-admission within 30 days | — |
Countries
Denmark
Outcome results
None listed