A comparison of 3 frailty measures and adverse outcomes in the intake home care population: a retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In Ontario, Canada, nearly all home care patients are assessed with a brief clinical assessment (interRAI Contact Assessment [interRAI CA]) on admission. Our objective was to compare 3 frailty measures that can be operationalized using the interRAI CA.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective cohort study using linked patient-level assessment and administrative data for all Ontario adult (≥ 18 yr) home care patients assessed with the interRAI CA in 2014. We employed multivariable logistic models to compare the Changes in Health, End-stage disease and Signs and Symptoms Scale for the Contact Assessment (CHESS-CA), Assessment Urgency Algorithm (AUA) and the Frailty Index for the Contact Assessment (FI-CA) that was created for this study. Our outcomes of interest were de

SUBMITTER: Sinn CJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7721251 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature