ArticlePatient preference and adherence2018
Are frail elderly patients treated in a CGA unit more satisfied with their hospital care than those treated in conventional acute medical care?
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- Acute care models for older people living with frailty: a systematic review and taxonomy.BMC geriatrics · 2023Pooled it
- The impact of interventions on management of frailty in hospitalized frail older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC geriatrics · 2020Pooled it
- Models of Care for Older People: A Scoping Review.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2025Article
- Explaining experiences of community-dwelling older adults with a pro-active comprehensive geriatric assessment program - a thorough evaluation by interviews.BMC geriatrics · 2019Article
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Abstract
objectivesOur aim was to study whether the acute care of frail elderly patients directly admitted to a comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) unit is superior to the care in a conventional acute medical care unit in terms of patient satisfaction.
designTREEE (Is the TReatment of frail Elderly patients Effective in an Elderly care unit?) is a clinical, prospective, controlled, one-center intervention trial comparing acute treatment in CGA units and in conventional wards.
settingThis study was conducted in the NÄL-Uddevalla county hospital in western Sweden.
participantsIn this follow-up to the TREEE study, 229 frail patients, aged ≥75 years, in need of acute in-hospital treatment, were eligible. Of these patients, 139 patients were included in the analysis, 72 allocated to the CGA unit group and 67 to the conventional care group. Mean age was 85 years and 65% were female.
interventionDirect admittance to an acute elderly care unit with structured, systematic interdisciplinary CGA-based care, compared to conventional acute medical care via the emergency room. MEASUREMENTS: The primary outcome was the satisfaction reported by the patients shortly after discharge from hospital. A four-item confidential questionnaire was used. Responses were given on a 4-graded scale.
resultsThe response rate was 61%. In unadjusted analyses, significantly more patients in the intervention group responded positively to the following three questions about the hospitalization: "Did you get the nursing from the ward staff that you needed?" (
conclusionAcute care in a CGA unit with direct admission was associated with higher levels of patient satisfaction compared with conventional acute care via the emergency room.
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