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| Prevalence of geriatric 'syndromes' in a tertiary hospital | | Author(s) | B Nair, I O'Dea, L Lim |
| Journal title | Australasian Journal on Ageing, vol 19, no 2, May 2000 |
| Pages | pp 81-84 |
| Keywords | Confusion ; Incontinence ; Inactivity ; Falls ; Drugs ; Admission [hospitals] ; Evaluation ; Australia. |
| Annotation | Older people are more likely to be admitted to hospital and to consume more health resources. Old age is associated with the "syndromes" of confusion, incontinence, immobility, falls and polypharmacy. Prevalence of these syndromes in an Australian hospital setting are not available. An assessment of 100 patients aged 70+ and 50 doctors and nurses found a high prevalence of these syndromes. 29% had cognitive impairment, 54% had had falls, 37% had poor mobility, 40% had urinary incontinence, and 43% took five or more medications. Health professionals underestimated the prevalence of these conditions in an inpatient setting, stating that they did not routinely look for them. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-001106208 A |
| Classmark | EDC: CTM: C5: OLF: LLD: LD:QKH: 4C: 7YA |
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