Unravelling the mechanism behind hospitalization-associated disability in older patients.

Unravelling the mechanism behind hospitalization-associated disability in older patients. - Hospital-ADL study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON44968

Enrollment

400

Registered

2015-08-17

Start date

2015-10-05

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-04-23

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Conditions

functionele achteruitgang functional decline. hospitalization-associated disability

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

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 endpoint will be the disability in activities of daily living (ADL). We will investigate the underlying mechanism behind hospitalization-associated disability by testing the physical, psychological, biological and social factors.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Secondary outcomes will be the differences in health care utilization, health related quality of life, and mortality in older hospitalized patients.	—

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results