Table 3 Baseline characteristics. All values are represented as mean (standard deviation-SD) unless otherwise stated. (a) General characteristics (b) Frailty domain specific characteristics (c) Sample evidence of frailty deficits from daily progress notes
(a) | ||
Characteristics | Total (n = 2588) | |
Age (years) | 86.78 (10.15) | |
Gender | Male | 51.82% |
Female | 48.18% | |
Frailty score (reFI) | 0.21 (0.11) | |
reFI - Male | 0.21 (0.11) | |
reFI - Female | 0.22 (0.11) | |
Frailty Categories | ||
Fit | 20.17% | |
Mild Frail | 39.57% | |
Moderate Frail | 30.1% | |
Severe Frail | 10.16% | |
(b) | ||
Frailty Domains | Total (n = 2588) | |
Chronic and Acute Diseases | 65.65% | |
Blood-specific Diseases | 42.74% | |
Bone-specific Diseases | 54.1% | |
Geriatric Syndrome | 81.3% | |
Cognition | 47% | |
Nutrition | 4% | |
Activities of Daily Life | 52.86% | |
Elimination | 18.59% | |
Emotional | 22.6% | |
Communication | 48.26% | |
Other symptoms | 22.64% | |
(c) | ||
Frailty Domains | Evidence | |
Chronic and Acute Diseases | Seen by Dr. Deidentified yesterday. Diagnosis or Bronchitis and COPD. Ordered Antibiotics, Predisolone daily for 4 days, Spiriva, Ventolin and Seretide. | |
Blood-specific Diseases | Lmo directive for diabetes management signed by Lmo filed in technical nursing. | |
Bone-specific Diseases | Resident suffers from osteoporosis which causes her chronic back pain. Staff administer analgesia which is prescribed by the lmo. | |
Geriatric Syndrome | Gp report received, medication changes, Resident is commenced on norspan patch for pain. Pain chart to be commenced to see the effectiveness of pain management | |
Cognition | Resident’s cognition very poor. Having difficulty communicating difficult to understand what she is saying much of the time. Staff check i/c aid during each care episode. | |
Nutrition | Resident’s weight attended and documented today due to refusing to eat and concerned of weight loss supervisor inform of weight loss | |
Activities of Daily Life | Resident’s mobility assisted with wheelchair. Staff required to assist Resident with all aspects of personal hygiene | |
Elimination | Resident bowel medication withheld tonight due to faecal incontinence. | |
Emotional | Phone call from resident daughter. Advised daughter that resident has commenced on her antidepressant, aspirin and long term antibiotics for her chronic Urinary Tract Infection. | |
Communication | Resident is hearing impaired and has trouble communicating, therefore clear, short questions are offered so she can answer with a yes or no. | |
Other symptoms | Found resident on the floor. Resident stated that while she was walking from her room to dining room she felt dizzy so she just sit on the floor. | |