Transitions between degrees of multidimensional frailty among older people admitted to intermediate care: a multicentre prospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Frailty is a dynamic condition that is clinically expected to change in older individuals during and around admission to an intermediate care (IC) facility. We aimed to characterize transitions between degrees of frailty before, during, and after admission to IC and assess the impact of these transitions on health outcomes.

Methods

Multicentre observational prospective study in IC facilities in Catalonia (North-east Spain). The analysis included all individuals aged ≥ 75 years (or younger with chronic complex or advanced diseases) admitted to an IC facility. The primary outcome was frailty, measured by the Frail-VIG index and categorized into four degrees: no frailty, and mild, moderate, and advanced frailty. The Frail-VIG index was measured at baseline (i.e., 30 

SUBMITTER: Amblas-Novellas J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9438217 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature