scholarly journals Multiple medication use in older patients in post-acute transitional care: a prospective cohort study

2014 ◽  
pp. 1453
Author(s):  
Nancye Peel ◽  
Maureen Runganga ◽  
Ruth Hubbard
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
Prospective Cohort Study ◽  
Prospective Cohort ◽  
Older Patients ◽  
Transitional Care ◽  
Medication Use ◽  
Multiple Medication

scholarly journals Predictive Value of Geriatric Oncology Screening and Geriatric Assessment in Older Patients with Solid Cancers: Protocol for a Danish prospective cohort study (PROGNOSIS-G8)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helena Møgelbjerg Ditzel ◽  
Ann-Kristine Weber Giger ◽  
Cecilia Margareta Lund ◽  
Henrik Jørn Ditzel ◽  
Afsaneh Mohammadnejad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
Geriatric Assessment ◽  
Prospective Cohort Study ◽  
Predictive Value ◽  
Prospective Cohort ◽  
Older Patients ◽  
Geriatric Oncology

Preventable hospitalizations among older patients with cognitive impairments and dementia

2018 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 383-391 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dominik Wolf ◽  
Carolin Rhein ◽  
Katharina Geschke ◽  
Andreas Fellgiebel
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
Hospital Stay ◽  
Ambulatory Care ◽  
Prospective Cohort Study ◽  
Prospective Cohort ◽  
Older Patients ◽  
Hospital Admissions ◽  
Cognitive Impairments ◽  
Length Of Hospital Stay ◽  
Complication Rates

ABSTRACTObjectives:Dementia and cognitive impairment are associated with higher rates of complications and mortality during hospitalization in older patients. Moreover, length of hospital stay and costs are increased. In this prospective cohort study, we investigated the frequency of hospitalizations caused by ambulatory care-sensitive conditions (ACSCs), for which proactive ambulatory care might prevent the need for a hospital stay, in older patients with and without cognitive impairments.Design:Prospective cohort study.Setting:Eight hospitals in Germany.Participants:A total of 1,320 patients aged 70 years and older.Measurements:The Mini-Cog test has been used to assess cognition and to categorize patients in the groups no/moderate cognitive impairments (probably no dementia) and severe cognitive impairments (probable dementia). Moreover, lengths of hospital stay and complication rates have been assessed, using a binary questionnaire (if occurred during hospital stay or not; behavioral symptoms were adapted from the Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory). Data have been acquired by the nursing staff who received a special multi-day training.Results:Patients with severe cognitive impairments showed higher complication rates (including incontinence, disorientation, irritability/aggression, restlessness/anxiety, necessity of Tranquilizers and psychiatric consults, application of measures limiting freedom, and falls) and longer hospital stays (+1.4 days) than patients with no/moderate cognitive impairments. Both groups showed comparably high ACSC-caused admission rates of around 23%.Conclusions:The study indicates that about one-fourth of hospital admissions of cognitively normal and impaired older adults are caused by ACSCs, which are mostly treatable on an ambulatory basis. This implies that an improved ambulatory care might reduce the frequency of hospitalizations, which is of particular importance in cognitively impaired elderly due to increased complication rates.

scholarly journals Treatment patterns of in-patient spasticity medication use after traumatic spinal cord injury: a prospective cohort study

Spinal Cord ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 56 (12) ◽  
pp. 1176-1183 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kaila A. Holtz ◽  
Elena Szefer ◽  
Vanessa K Noonan ◽  
Brian K. Kwon ◽  
Patricia B. Mills
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Cohort Study ◽  
Prospective Cohort Study ◽  
Prospective Cohort ◽  
Medication Use ◽  
Treatment Patterns ◽  
Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Cord Injury

scholarly journals Predicting hospitalisation-associated functional decline in older patients admitted to a cardiac care unit with cardiovascular disease: a prospective cohort study

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bastiaan Van Grootven ◽  
Anthony Jeuris ◽  
Maren Jonckers ◽  
Els Devriendt ◽  
Bernadette Dierckx de Casterlé ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Cohort Study ◽  
Prospective Cohort Study ◽  
Prospective Cohort ◽  
Older Patients ◽  
Functional Decline ◽  
Cardiac Care ◽  
Cardiac Care Unit

Is Preoperative Anxiety and Depression Associated with Onset of Delirium After Cardiac Surgery in Older Patients? A Prospective Cohort Study

2008 ◽  
Vol 56 (12) ◽  
pp. 2278-2284 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elke Detroyer ◽  
Fabienne Dobbels ◽  
Els Verfaillie ◽  
Geert Meyfroidt ◽  
Paul Sergeant ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Surgery ◽  
Cohort Study ◽  
Prospective Cohort Study ◽  
Prospective Cohort ◽  
Older Patients ◽  
Preoperative Anxiety ◽  
Anxiety And Depression

scholarly journals Long-term mortality in older patients discharged after acute decompensated heart failure: a prospective cohort study

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pierre-André Natella ◽  
Philippe Le Corvoisier ◽  
Elena Paillaud ◽  
Bertrand Renaud ◽  
Isabelle Mahé ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Cohort Study ◽  
Prospective Cohort Study ◽  
Prospective Cohort ◽  
Older Patients ◽  
Acute Decompensated Heart Failure ◽  
Decompensated Heart Failure ◽  
Long Term Mortality
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