Impaired
Conditions
Brief summary
Elderly population is increasing quickly and their need for health care ressources through emergency care is also growing. While these patients are ageing physical impairment often happens along the way. Apart from senior homes, different types and levels of home care services have been developped in order to overcome or to adapt to these situations. Our goals are: * to assess mortality rate depending on home care services level for the elderly population consulting in the ED or being taken in charge by the Emergency Medical System in France. * to describe this population in terms of autonomy, impairment and home care services
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
European Georges Pompidou Hospital
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
80 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* patients aged 80 and over
Exclusion criteria
* aged\<80 years old
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mortality rate at hospital discharge | At hospital discharge or 30 days at most | Mortality rate at hospital discharge |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Admission rate | Admission is decided on the first 24 hours after EMS or ED care, the day of the inclusion | Admission in a medical, surgical or psychiatric unit are considered |
| Level of home care services | Questionnaires given the day of the inclusion | Different items in a questionnaire are asked to the patient or family concerning weekly home care services use for patient usually (which type and how often) |
| Level of health care ressources | During the ED visit (less than 24 hours), the day of the inclusion | Lab investigations, radiology, surgery, treatment administered |
Outcome results
None listed