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Identification of Risk Patients in Emergency Medical Services

NCT03759314 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 500

Last updated 2022-01-31

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Summary

Background: Inadequate nutrition has been associated with growing risk of falling and impaired ability in elderly patients. Falling is a significant threat to the health of the elderly. It is estimated that one third of people over the age of 65 experience at least one falling each year. Over 60% of the falls cause serious injury or disability. Adequate nutrition increases the muscle strength of the elderly. Therefore, determining and managing the nutrition level is important for preventing falling. As far as we know emergency medical services has never before reported being a part of prevention by performing risk identification.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Observation

to use a simple screening tool to find out the risk of falling, the nutritional status and the level of cognitive functioning activity

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Helsinki

    collaborator OTHER

  • Helsinki University Central Hospital

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age
70 Years
Max Age
104 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-09-01
Primary Completion
2022-01-28
Completion
2022-01-28

Countries

  • Finland

Study Locations

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