Prediction of Falls in Older Inpatients Hospitalized at Angers University Hospital

N/ACompletedNCT02120209

University Hospital, Angers1,300 enrolled

Overview

The primary objective of this study is to elaborate a new simple clinical tool for the risk of falls among older inpatients.

Falling is a common event within hospitals, with a rate calculated between 2.9-13 per 1,000 bed-days . Falls lead to prolonged length of hospital stays (LHS). The first step of an efficient and cost-effectiveness strategy of fall prevention is the screening of individuals at higher risk of falls. Recently, a brief geriatric assessment (BGA) composed of a few number of items has demonstrated to successfully predict the risk of prolonged LHS (5). We hypothesized that the use of the BGA items would make it possible to predict the occurrence of falls among older inpatients.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

1,300

Conditions

to Elaborate a New Simple Clinical Tool for the Risk of Falls Among Older Inpatients.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 65 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥ 65 years * participants who did not issue opposition to participation in the study * Patients hospitalized at the University Hospital of Angers in acute care units participating in study * Being affiliated to a social security regime Exclusion Criteria: * Opposition to the use of information collected for research purposes. * Age \< 65 years

Locations (1)

University Memory Center, Angers University Hospital

Angers, Pays de la Loire Region, France

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Clinical characteristics (i.e., Brief geriatric assessment items)

Time frame: recorded at baseline when older adult were admited to acute care units.

Secondary Outcomes

Occurrence of falls

Time frame: assessed between 2 and 21 hospitalization days

Number of falls

Time frame: assessed between 2 and 21 hospitalization days

Severity of falls

Time frame: assessed between 2 and 21 hospitalization days

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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