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- Title
Geriatric Syndromes and Their Relationship with Mortality in a Population of Mexican Older Adults Aged 65 and Over, Admitted to the Emergency Department of a Second-Level Care Hospital.
- Authors
Gómez-Ramos, José Juan; González-Guerra, Melissa; Dávalos-Rodríguez, Ingrid Patricia; Pérez-Ruíz, María Eloísa; Peña-Durán, Emiliano; Marín-Medina, Alejandro
- Abstract
The main objective of this study was to analyze the relationship between Geriatric Syndromes (GSs) and in-hospital mortality in adults aged 65 and older admitted to the Emergency Department (ED). The study included 202 Older Adults (OAs) who met the inclusion criteria. We conducted a Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment and collected clinical and demographic data. A univariate analysis was carried out for each of the GSs analyzed. Those variables with p < 0.05 were entered into a multiple logistic regression using the backward stepwise entry method to analyze the independent predictor variables. The average number of GSs per individual was 4.65 (±2.76). Frailty syndrome was the most prevalent (70.2% of patients). Our study found an association between mortality and some GSs, such as frailty (p = 0.042), risk of falls (p = 0.010), delirium, cognitive impairment, dependence, and risk of ulcers (p < 0.001). We found that cognitive impairment (adjusted OR, 6.88; 95% CI, 1.41–33.5; p = 0.017) and dependence (adjusted OR, 7.52; 95% CI, 1.95–29.98; p = 0.003) were independent predictors associated with mortality in our population. It is necessary to develop new care strategies in the ED that respond to the needs of aging societies, including the use of new technologies and personnel with experience in gerontology.
- Subjects
MEXICO; POPULATION; PEARSON correlation (Statistics); PATIENTS; BEDSORE risk factors; FRAIL elderly; MULTIPLE regression analysis; FISHER exact test; EMERGENCY medical services; HOSPITAL mortality; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; MANN Whitney U Test; ODDS ratio; GERIATRIC assessment; STATISTICS; RESEARCH; CONFIDENCE intervals; SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors; DATA analysis software; ACCIDENTAL falls; GLOMERULAR filtration rate; OLD age
- Publication
Healthcare (2227-9032), 2024, Vol 12, Issue 12, p1166
- ISSN
2227-9032
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/healthcare12121166