Hospital-ADL study

Unravelling the potential mechanisms behind hospitalization-associated disability in older patients; the Hospital-Associated Disability and impact on daily Life study (Hospital-ADL study)

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON28046

Enrollment

400

Registered

2015-10-29

Start date

2015-10-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-02-28

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Hospitalization-Associated Disability Functional decline Ziekenhuis-gerelateerd functieverlies Functieverlies

Interventions

Not applicable

observational cohort study.

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) acutely admitted to general internal medicine for 48 hours or more; 2) 70 years and older; 3) have approval from the attending Medical Doctor for inclusion; 4) Mini-mental state examination score of 15 or higher (cognitive functioning); 5) able to speak and understand Dutch to complete questionnaires.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) A life expectancy of three months or less as assessed by the attending MD; 2) Disabled in all six basic ADLs.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The primary outcome is the level of ADL functioning three months post-discharge compared to premorbid functioning, which are measured with the 6-item Katz-ADL index score of the modified Katz-ADL index.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Secondary outcomes are health care utilization, health-related quality of life, mortality, and physical performance tests.	—

Contacts

Public ContactBianca Buurman

Postbus 22660

b.m.vanes@amc.nl+31 (0)20 5665991

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)