Prevalence and Recognition of Cognitive Impairment in Hospitalized Patients: a Flash Mob Study

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT05395559

Enrollment

757

Registered

2022-05-27

Start date

2022-09-21

Completion date

2022-09-21

Last updated

2023-10-24

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Conditions

Alzheimer Disease, Cognitive Impairment, Delirium, Dementia

Keywords

Elderly, Hospitalization

Brief summary

The aim of this multicenter, cross-sectional, observational flash mob study is to investigate the prevalence of cognitive impairment in hospitalized elderly aged 65 years or older, and the recognition of cognitive impairment by healthcare professionals.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

CASE_ONLY

Time perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

65 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Dutch-speaking * Hospitalized * Age ≥ 65 years old

Exclusion criteria

* Unable to perform the Mini-Cog (e.g. due to visual impairment, severe hearing loss, being too ill, or otherwise unable to speak or write) * Patients who require medical isolation * Not willing to participate.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Percentage of hospitalized patients aged 65 years or older with cognitive impairment	Baseline	Cognitive impairment is measured with the Mini-Cog
Percentage of hospitalized patients aged 65 years or older with cognitive impairment that has been recognized by nurses, physicians, both their nurse and physician, and either their nurse or physician	Baseline	Cognitive impairment is measured with the Mini-Cog

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results