Prevalence of frailty and pain in hospitalised adult patients in an acute hospital: a protocol for a point prevalence observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Frailty and pain are associated with adverse patient clinical outcomes and healthcare system costs. Frailty and pain can interact, such that symptoms of frailty can make pain assessment difficult and pain can exacerbate the progression of frailty. The prevalence of frailty and pain and their concurrence in hospital settings are not well understood, and patients with cognitive impairment are often excluded from pain prevalence studies due to difficulties assessing their pain. The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of frailty and pain in adult inpatients, including those with cognitive impairment, in an acute care private metropolitan hospital in Western Australia.

Methods and analysis

A prospective, observational, single-day point prevalence, cross-

SUBMITTER: Saunders R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7993156 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature