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Validating SPICES as a Screening Tool for Frailty Risks among Hospitalized Older Adults
Joint Authors
Aronow, Harriet Udin
Borenstein, Jeff
Haus, Flora
Braunstein, Glenn D.
Bolton, Linda Burnes
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-04-27
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Older patients are vulnerable to adverse hospital events related to frailty.
SPICES, a common screening protocol to identify risk factors in older patients, alerts nurses to initiate care plans to reduce the probability of patient harm.
However, there is little published validating the association between SPICES and measures of frailty and adverse outcomes.
This paper used data from a prospective cohort study on frailty among 174 older adult inpatients to validate SPICES.
Almost all patients met one or more SPICES criteria.
The sum of SPICES was significantly correlated with age and other well-validated assessments for vulnerability, comorbid conditions, and depression.
Individuals meeting two or more SPICES criteria had a risk of adverse hospital events three times greater than individuals with either no or one criterion.
Results suggest that as a screening tool used within 24 hours of admission, SPICES is both valid and predictive of adverse events.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Aronow, Harriet Udin& Borenstein, Jeff& Haus, Flora& Braunstein, Glenn D.& Bolton, Linda Burnes. 2014. Validating SPICES as a Screening Tool for Frailty Risks among Hospitalized Older Adults. Nursing Research and Practice،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Aronow, Harriet Udin…[et al.]. Validating SPICES as a Screening Tool for Frailty Risks among Hospitalized Older Adults. Nursing Research and Practice Vol. 2014, no. 2014 (2013), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Aronow, Harriet Udin& Borenstein, Jeff& Haus, Flora& Braunstein, Glenn D.& Bolton, Linda Burnes. Validating SPICES as a Screening Tool for Frailty Risks among Hospitalized Older Adults. Nursing Research and Practice. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1046861
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1046861