210 Screening for frailty in the Acute Medical Admissions Unit and examining referral patterns to physiotherapy (original) (raw)

Age and Ageing

Abstract

Background Frailty predisposes older people to adverse outcomes following hospitalisation. Physiotherapy can reduce the risk of adverse frailty-related outcomes including functional decline. Research examining frailty and physiotherapy referral in Acute Medical Units is limited. The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of frailty in older adults admitted to an Acute Medical Admissions Unit (AMAU), and to explore factors associated with early physiotherapy referral in the frail group. Methods A prospective cohort study was conducted in the AMAU of a large acute hospital in Ireland. Participants were those over 65 years who were admitted to the AMAU. All participants underwent frailty screening on admission using both the Clinical Frailty Scale and Program of Research to Integrate Services for the Maintenance of Autonomy-7 questionnaire. They were defined as frail if positive on at least one of the tools. Referral to physiotherapy and time to referral during hospital...

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