Assessing a New Tool to Assess Frailty in Frail Hospitalized Elderly

Launched by UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA · Apr 27, 2020

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ClinConnect Summary

The total time involved to complete study procedures will be between 2-3 hours at your enrollment and up to 10 minutes at your discharge. Investigators will invite participants to enrol in this study at your admission and discharge days.

Firstly, Investigators would like to collect some demographic data, including participants age and gender.

Then Investigators will ask participants to check their blood pressure and heart rate, weight, height and Body Mass Index.

Also Investigators will collect participant's medication List and Past Medical History.

Then, Investigators would like to ask...

Gender

ALL

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • be 65 years of age or older
• • be admitted in ACE Unit
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • be less than 65 years of age
• • be nonambulatory
• • be diagnosed with end-stage organ failure (end-stage COPD, renal failure requiring dialysis, end-stage heart failure)