Acute Disease
Conditions
Brief summary
The aims are to identify predictive indicators of hospitalized elderly medical patients' need for rehabilitation and to validate (known group validity) the Chair Stand Test
Detailed description
In the emergency department the assessment of acutely admitted elderly medical patients' need for rehabilitation is difficult as it has to been performed within 48 hours. Is it possible to use the the Chair Stand Test in combination with admission complaints and identified risk factors to predict the need for rehabilitation? An investigating of the Chair Stand Test is needed, as its validity with hospitalized patients is undocumented.
Interventions
diagnostic test for functional impairment
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* Can speak and understand Danish * Can report personal data * Within the first 48 hours of admission are able to sin on an ordinary chair
Exclusion criteria
* Patients ordinarily unable to walk
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 30-Second Chair Stand Test | 14 days after admission at the hospital |
Countries
Denmark