Profiling of patients in a specialized geriatric outpatient clinic

Rohde, Joerg Martin, Kunnel, Asha, Becker, Ingrid, Unger, Heinz L., Hummel, Jana and Roehrig-Herzog, Gabriele . Profiling of patients in a specialized geriatric outpatient clinic. Z. Gerontol. Geriatr.. HEIDELBERG: SPRINGER HEIDELBERG. ISSN 1435-1269

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DOI:10.1007/s00391-022-02059-x

Abstract

Background In Germany geriatric outpatient care is predominantly done by family doctors and general practitioners (GP). There are regionally different concepts for additional specialized geriatric outpatient care but they have not yet been validated and established. Still, it remains unclear whether a geriatric patient has to be diagnosed rather in a specialized outpatient or inpatient setting. The aim of the present study is the profiling of geriatric outpatients to find key distinctions from geriatric patients that have to be admitted to hospital. Methods Retrospective data analysis of patients sent to a specialized geriatric outpatient clinic by their GP, compared with data of geriatric inpatients sent to hospital by their GP during the same time period. Study parameters comprised elements of the comprehensive geriatric assessment as well as results of routinely applied laboratory tests. Results Patients sent to the specialized geriatric outpatient clinic showed better results of functional assessments. Regression analysis: improvement of Barthel Index, GFR and total protein increased the chance of outpatient treatment. Conclusion Early identification of geriatric patients who can be treated in a specialized outpatient setting would ease the burden for GPs by interdisciplinary cooperation and prevent cost-intensive readmissions to hospital.

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Creators	Email	ORCID	ORCID Put Code
Rohde, Joerg Martin	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Kunnel, Asha	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Becker, Ingrid	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Unger, Heinz L.	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Hummel, Jana	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Roehrig-Herzog, Gabriele	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED