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ArticleFrontiers in medicine2023

Association between the mental domain of the comprehensive geriatric assessment and prolonged length of stay in hospitalized older adults with mild to moderate frailty.

Yung-Chen Yu, Chien-Chou Su, Deng-Chi Yang

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Article in Frontiers in medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Yung-Chen YuDepartment of Nursing, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
Chien-Chou SuClinical Innovation and Research Center, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
Deng-Chi YangDepartment of Geriatrics and Gerontology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
National Cheng Kung University Hospital · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Previous researches have shown the risk factors of prolonged length of stay (PLOS) in hospitalized older adults, but it is unclear what are the risk factors of PLOS in hospitalized older adults with mild to moderate frailty. Objective: To identify the risk factors of PLOS in hospitalized older adults with mild to moderate frailty. Methods: We recruited adults aged ≥65 years old with mild to moderate frailty admitted to a tertiary medical center in the southern Taiwan from June 2018 to September 2018. Each individual underwent a structural questionnaire interview within 72 h after admission and 72 h after discharge. The data were collected face-to-face, including demographic characteristics, comorbidities, length of stay (LOS), and multiple domains of the comprehensive geriatric assessment. The main outcome was PLOS. Results: Individuals who had two or more drugs, were female, did not have cognitive impairment and had a Geriatric Depression Scale score ≥ 1 had a higher risk of PLOS (probability = 0.81), and these individuals accounted for 29% of the overall study population. Among male individuals younger than 87 years old, those with cognitive impairment had a higher risk of PLOS (probability = 0.76), and among male individuals without cognitive impairment, living alone was associated with a higher risk of PLOS (probability = 0.88). Conclusion: Early detection and management of mood and cognition in older adults, together with comprehensive discharge planning and transition care, may be an important part of reducing LOS in hospitalized older adults with mild to moderate frailty.

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comprehensive geriatric assessmentfrailtymental domainolder adultsprolonged length of stay

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