In-Hospital Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment in Aged Acute Medical Patients

University of Aarhus

Status: Completed

Conditions: Acute Disease

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01506180

CGA-GD-2011

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to compare acute ill elderly medical patients in a geriatric department with general medical departments, and to examine the effects of comprehensive geriatric assessment in the geriatric setting compared with general medical care.

Full description

Design:

1. a cross-sectional study followed by 2) a subgroup study by retrospective follow-up

Enrollment: 3,877 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 80+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• patients admitted to the departments of medicine at Aarhus University Hospital either through the emergency medical ward or directly to the medical wards in the period from January 1, 2009 to December 31, 2010.

Exclusion criteria

• patients admitted to the neurology-, cardiology-, nephrology- or haematology departments, and patients discharged directly to their homes from the emergency medical ward.

Trial design

3,877 participants in 2 patient groups

Patients admitted to Geriatric Department

Description:

The patients receive comprehensive geriatric assessment

Patients admitted to general medical departments

Description:

This group do not receive comprehensive geriatric assessment