Memory and Attention Disorders and Malnutrition in Hospital Setting

Prevalence of Memory and Attention Disorders and Malnutrition in Hospitalized Older Adults (Muistitoimintojen ja Tarkkaavaisuuden häiriöiden ja Vajaaravitsemuksen Yleisyys iäkkäillä Sairaalahoidossa Olevilla Potilailla [Finnish])

This is a cross-sectional observational study that investigates the prevalence of memory disorders, attention disorders (suggesting delirium), and malnutrition in hospitalized older adults (aged 70 years or over) in a tertiary care centre, using rapid screening toos (Six-item screener for memory disorders, Months of the Year Backwards Test for delirium, and NRS-2002 and Mini Nutritional Assessment Short Form for malnutrition).

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Delirium; Cognitive Impairment; Malnutrition; Dementia
• Intervention / Treatment: Diagnostic test: Screening for memory disorders, attention disorders, and malnutrition

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 151

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 70 years and older (Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

All patients born in 1946 or earlier hospitalized in somatic wards.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Hospitalized in Tampere University Hospital (excl. psyciatry, pediatrics, ICU)
• Able to communicate in Finnish

Exclusion Criteria:

• Unable to communicate because of unconciuousness, critical health status, or communication difficulties
• Having a (surgical) procedure at the time of data collection

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Number of groups / cohorts

1

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort	Intervention / Treatment
Patients aged 70 or over; Patients eligible for the study will undergo screening for memory disorders, attention disorders, and malnutrition	Diagnostic test: Screening for memory disorders, attention disorders, and malnutrition; Screening for memory disorders, attention disorders, and malnutrition, using Six-Item Screener, Months of the Year Backwards Test, and NRS-2002 and MNA-SF, respectively.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Prevalence of memory disorders	Abnormal result in Six-Item Screener	day of recruitment
Prevalence of attention disorders	Abnormal result in Months of the Year Backwards Test	day of recruitment
Prevalence of malnutrition and risk of malnutrition	Abnormal result based on nutritional status screening tools	day of recruitment

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Tampere University Hospital
• Collaborators: Tampere University; Coxa, Hospital for Joint Replacement
• Investigators: Study Director: Esa Jämsen, MD, PhD, Consultant

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): September 1, 2016
• Primary Completion (Actual): December 31, 2016
• Study Completion (Actual): May 31, 2018

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: August 9, 2017
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 14, 2017
• First Posted (Actual): August 17, 2017

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): June 8, 2018
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 7, 2018
• Last Verified: June 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Mental Disorders; Neurocognitive Disorders; Nutrition Disorders; Malnutrition; Cognition Disorders
• Other Study ID Numbers: Ger1-16

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No