Aging
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Adult volunteers aged 65 and over; both genders; hospitalization under the responsibility of study investigators or sub-investigators; completion of admission assessment in the first 48 hours of hospitalization; signed informed consent form
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Adult volunteers with an admission Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) score of nine (terminal patients in exclusive palliative care)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To assess the predictive capacity of a 10-minute targeted geriatric assessment for 12-month mortality, measured by survival time from hospital admission and compared to a reference comprehensive geriatric assessment. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To assess the predictive capacity of a 10-minute compact geriatric assessment for other outcomes within 12 months, including functional decline, intrinsic capacity decline, hospital readmission, presence of frailty syndrome, as measured by the incidence of these events after hospital discharge, and in comparison to a reference comprehensive geriatric assessment. | — |
Countries
Angola, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Portugal
Contacts
Laboratório de Investigação Médica em Envelhecimento (LIM-66)