title: Can frailty predict complicated care needs and length of stay?
abstract: The Reported Edmonton Frail Scale was used to describe the prevalence of frailty in an acute general medical unit. The relationship between frailty, discharge destination, mortality and length of hospital stay was explored. We found that age was associated with frailty, and frailty correlated to an increasing length of hospital stay. Significantly, frailty was associated with complexity in discharge, and this process created a longer length of hospital stay.
authors: Cabrini Medical Centre, Malvern, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Rose
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Pan
authors: M R
authors: MR
authors: Levinson
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Staples
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D016330:Frail Elderly / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000639:trends*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010351:Patient Discharge; D012307:Risk Factors
keywords: discharge destination; frailty; length of hospital stay; mortality