Predictors of Emergency Department Use in Frail Patients
Recruiting
Observational Study
Alzheimer s Disease
Vascular Dementia
Frailty
Elderly
Emergency Department Visits
Autonomy
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
No Study Drug
Researchers observe your health over time — no experimental treatment is given.
At a Glance
- Age
- 65 and older
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Observational
- Participants needed
- 110 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- University of Pisa · Other
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About This Trial
When admitted to the emergency department (ED), elderly non-autonomous patients show high risk of adverse health outcomes. The prompt identification of ED use risk factors in such population is hence needed. While cognitive impairment is a known clinical risk factor, biomarkers of most prevalent dementias have been scarcely investigated as possible ED use predictors. Within this context, this pros…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* fluency in Italian language,
* age higher than 64 years,
* loss of autonomies of daily living as assessed by the Katz Activities of Daily Living or in the Lawton Instrumental Activities of Daily Living questionnaires,
* having performed routinary blood exams in the 6 months pr…
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