Research Article
Effect of Frailty on Functional Gain, Resource Utilisation, and Discharge Destination: An Observational Prospective Study in a GEM Ward
Table 1
Demographics, frailty categories, and the presence of geriatric syndrome.
| | Demographics | | Frailty status | | Overall () | Pre-frail | Frail | Severely frail | | Count (%) | Mean (SD) | Count (%) | Mean (SD) | Count (%) | Mean (SD) |
| | Gender | | | | | | | | | Male | 51 | 16 (31%) | | 21 (41%) | | 14 (27%) | | | Female | 79 | 16 (20%) | | 40 (51%) | | 23 (29%) | | | Age group | | | | | | | | | Age <80 | 44 | 20 (45%) | 72.6 (4.6) | 17 (39%) | 74.8 (4.9) | 7 (16%) | 73.6 (5.9) | | Age >80 | 83 | 12 (14%) | 84.0 (2.0) | 44 (53%) | 87.7 (4.9) | 27 (33%) | 89.7 (5.9) | | Domicile at admission | | | | | | | | | Home | 123 | 32 (26%) | | 57 (46%) | | 34 (28%) | | | Hostel | 8 | 0 (0%) | | 5 (63%) | | 3 (38%) | | | Frailty risk factors | | | | | | | | | Geriatric syndrome | 116 | 28 (24%) | | 52 (45%) | | 36 (31%) | | | Falls | 97 | 19 (20%) | | 45 (46%) | | 33 (34%) | | | Dementia | 61 | 3 (5%) | | 27 (44%) | | 31 (51%) | | | Other symptoms | 63 | 6 (10%) | | 27 (43%) | | 30 (48%) | | | Specialist referrals | | | | | | | | | 0 | 64 | 15 (23%) | | 30 (47%) | | 19 (30%) | | | 1 | 53 | 14 (26%) | | 27 (51%) | | 12 (23%) | | | 2 | 12 | 3 (25%) | | 3 (25%) | | 6 (50%) | | | 3 | 2 | 0 (0%) | | 2 (100%) | | 0 (0%) | |
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*Rehabilitation—patients requiring a lengthy period of treatment were transferred to a rehabilitation facility.
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