Aged
Conditions
Keywords
prevention, elderly, dependance, hospitalization
Brief summary
To assess the feasibility of a care system to prevent iatrogenic dependency during hospitalisation in people 70 years old and over. 2 cares units participate : one with routine care and the other with a care system to prevent ID. The caregivers of this unit receive training about iatrogenic dependency and how prevent it. They set up this prevention and the research compare evolution of dependence hospitalized patients.
Interventions
OTHERCare system to prevent ID
The caregivers of this unit receive training about iatrogenic dependency and how prevent it. They set up this prevention and the research compare evolution of dependence hospitalized patients.
OTHERRoutine care
standard care without any specific system in place
Sponsors
University Hospital, Toulouse
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
70 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Patient hospitalized for at least 48 hours in the participating center * Persons affiliated to a social security system, * The patient, his trusted person or a relative present during his hospitalization have not expressed opposition to his participation in the research..
Exclusion criteria
* End of life situation, * ADL at 0/6 for 15 days before hospitalization. * Refusal to participate, * Patient under judicial protection
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| number of participants with loss of independence | 15 days | loss of independence is defined as a decrease of at least 0.5 points in Activities of Daily Living (ADL) scale between admission and discharge of the patient within 15 days of admission to the ward, regardless of when this event occurs during the hospitalization. |
Countries
France
Outcome results
None listed