[Applicability and limitations of physical performance tests for frailty screening on discharge from an intermediate care hospital].

Introduction: Frailty screening can be performed with different tools and in multiple settings. Among the different evaluation systems, gait speed (GS) and Timed Up-and-Go (TUG) are postulated as simple and easy to apply systems. There are few data on the prevalence of frailty in intermediate care centre inpatients.

[High incidence of type 1 diabetes in the immigrant population of Osona and Baix Camp].

Introduction: It has been postulated that migration could act as a modifying factor in the incidence of Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), so the aim of this study is to determine if there are differences in the incidence of T1DM by origin.

Material And Methods: Retrospective study of cases of T1DM onset in the population younger than 19 years old in Osona and Baix Camp between 2000 and 2012, using the medical histories of endocrinology units of the health centres and demographics from Catalonia Statistical Institute as sources.

Results: The child population in Osona and Baix Camp increased by 36.

[Influence of meteorological and chronological factors in epilepsy].

Introduction: The professionals who deal with medical emergencies observe peaks in the incidence of epileptic seizures. Some epileptic patients attribute their seizures to climatic and seasonal changes. AIMS.

[Analysis of dementia patient mortality in a psychogeriatric unit].

Aim: To determine the characteristics of patients with dementia who died in a psychogeriatric unit, and to describe the conditions that led to their death.

Material And Methods: Observational study of patients who died in the Psychogeriatric unit of Hospital de la Santa Creu de Vic during a three and a half year period.

Results: Of the 554 patients admitted during the study period, we recorded a mortality of 14.

[Care assessment parameters in an intermediate care unit for patients with dementia].

Objective: To evaluate the care outcomes of a psychogeriatric unit.

Material And Methods: A prospective study of 46 patients with dementia consecutively admitted to Psychogeriatric Unit between May and August 2008. The parameters analysed were: a) median Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI) on admission, after one week and at discharge, b) percentage of patients coming from home or discharged from the acute hospital, c) percentage of patients coming from the acute hospital with an average stay equal or less than 7 days, d) percentages of falls and physical restraints, and e) destination at discharge.