Frailty and comprehensive geriatric assessment organized as CGA-ward or CGA-consult for older adult patients in the acute care setting: A systematic review and meta-analysis - 05/12/15
, F. Sjöstrand c, 1, A. Ehrenberg d, S. Oredsson e, L. Stavenow f, A. Wisten g, I. Wårdh h, S.D. Ivanoff iAbstract |
Background |
With worldwide population aging, increasing numbers of people need hospital care. Evidence suggests comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) is superior to usual care.
Objective |
To summarize the evidence for the effects of CGA in frail and moderately frail patients compared with usual care in acute care settings.
Data sources |
CINAHL, PsycInfo, Cochrane Library, EMBASE, and PubMed were searched in October 2011, January 2013, and February 2015.
Study eligibility |
Randomized controlled trials.
Participants |
Older adults aged ≥ 65 years who were admitted to hospital with a complex condition, divided into frail and moderately frail groups.
Intervention |
CGA.
Control |
Usual care.
Outcomes |
Change in housing, personal activities of daily living (PADL), instrumental activities of daily living (IADL), readmission, cognitive function, depression, quality-of-life care-giver burden, and mortality.
Study appraisal and synthesis |
The grading of recommendations assessment development and evaluation (GRADE) system to assess the quality of evidence and PRISMA-guidelines for meta-analyses and reviews. Continuous data were presented as standardized mean differences and dichotomous data were presented as risk differences.
Results |
Twenty-nine articles based on 17 unique studies (6005 patients in total). CGA was categorized as CGA-ward or CGA-consult. In the frail group, CGA-ward was superior to usual care for change in housing, PADL, and depression. CGA-consult was superior to usual care for PADL and IADL in the moderately frail group.
Conclusion |
There was a stronger effect for frail older adults and CGA-ward compared with usual care. This highlights the importance of detecting frailty. However, the degree of evidence was limited.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Comprehensive geriatric assessment, Frailty, Acute care, Systematic review, Meta-analysis
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Vol 6 - N° 6
P. 523-540 - décembre 2015 Retour au numéroBienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.
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