Validation of the ICEBERG emergency room screening tool for early identification of older patients with geriatric consultation needs.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The growing number of older and oldest-old patients often present in the emergency room (ER) with undiagnosed geriatric syndromes posing them at high risk for complications in acute care.

Objective

To develop and validate an ER screening tool (ICEBERG) to capture 9 geriatric domains of risk in older patients.

Design setting and participants

For construct validity we performed a chart-based study in 129 ER patients age 70 years and older admitted to acute geriatric care (pilot 1). For criterion validity we performed a prospective study in 288 ER patients age 70 years and older admitted to acute care (pilot 2).

Exposure

In both validation steps, the exposure was ICEBERG test performance below and above the median score (10, range 0-30).

Outcome meas

SUBMITTER: Bischoff-Ferrari HA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10565002 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature