[Geriatric syndromes in intermediate care resources: Screening, prevalence and inpatient mortality. Multicenter prospective study].

Objective: To determine the prevalence of geriatric syndromes (GS) in the geriatric population of the different intermediate care resources, as well as its relationship with intrahospital mortality.

Material And Methods: A prospective observational descriptive study, carried out in intermediate care resources in the Vic area (Barcelona) between July 2018 and September 2019. All people aged ≥65 years and/or criteria of complex chronic patient and/or advanced chronic disease, who were assessed for the presence of GS using the trigger questions of the Frail VIG-Index (IF-VIG), administered at baseline, on admission, on discharge and 30 days after discharge.

Relationship between spatiotemporal parameters and clinical outcomes in children with bilateral spastic cerebral palsy: Clinical interpretation proposal.

Background: Understanding the links between gait disorders, impairments, and activity limitations is essential for correctly interpreting the instrumented gait analysis. We aimed to evaluate the relationships between spatiotemporal parameters and clinical outcomes in children with bilateral spastic cerebral palsy, and find out whether spatiotemporal parameters provide clinical information regarding gait pattern and walking.

Methods: Data from 19 children with bilateral spastic cerebral palsy (nine males, ten females, 9.

Transitions between degrees of multidimensional frailty among older people admitted to intermediate care: a multicentre prospective study.

Background: Frailty is a dynamic condition that is clinically expected to change in older individuals during and around admission to an intermediate care (IC) facility. We aimed to characterize transitions between degrees of frailty before, during, and after admission to IC and assess the impact of these transitions on health outcomes.

Methods: Multicentre observational prospective study in IC facilities in Catalonia (North-east Spain).

[Predictive capacity for mortality of the Frail-VIG index (IF-VIG) in old patients with hip fracture].

Introduction: Frailty and hip fracture are closely related and are associated with high risk of functional decline and mortality. The objective of this study is to analyze whether the Frail-VIG index [IF-VIG] (fragility index validated in the geriatric population) maintains its predictive capacity for mortality in old patients with hip fracture.

Methods: Observational, cohort, longitudinal and ambispective study on patients admitted to an acute geriatric unit with a hip fracture.

Gait event detection using kinematic data in children with bilateral spastic cerebral palsy.

Background: Ground reaction forces are the gold standard for detecting gait events, but they are not always applicable in cerebral palsy. Ghoussayni's algorithm is an event detection method based on the sagittal plane velocity of heel and toe markers. We aimed to evaluate whether Ghoussayni's algorithm, using two different thresholds, was a valid event detection method in children with bilateral spastic cerebral palsy.

Frailty degree and illness trajectories in older people towards the end-of-life: a prospective observational study.

Objectives: To assess the degree of frailty in older people with different advanced diseases and its relationship with end-of-life illness trajectories and survival.

Methods: Prospective, observational study, including all patients admitted to the Acute Geriatric Unit of the University Hospital of Vic (Spain) during 12 consecutive months (2014-2015), followed for up to 2 years. Participants were identified as end-of-life people (EOLp) using the NECPAL (, palliative care needs) tool and were classified according to their dominant illness trajectory.

Gait parameters in children with bilateral spastic cerebral palsy: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials.

Aim: To identify the gait parameters used to assess gait disorders in children with bilateral spastic cerebral palsy (CP) and evaluate their responsiveness to treatments.

Method: A systematic search within PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus (in English, 2000-2016) for randomized controlled trials of children with bilateral spastic CP who were assessed by instrumented gait analysis (IGA) was performed. Data related to participants and study characteristics, risk of bias, and outcome measures were collected.

[Every week counts: Use of health services and related costs of a community-based cohort of people with advanced chronic diseases].

Objective: To describe the use of health resources of people with advanced chronicity, quantifying and characterizing its cost to suggest improvements in health care models.

Design: Observational, analytical and prospective study during 3 years of a cohort of people with advanced chronicity.

Location: Three primary care teams (EAP) of Osona, Cataluña.

Frail-VIG index: a concise frailty evaluation tool for rapid geriatric assessment.

Background: Demographic changes have led to an increase in the number of elderly frail persons and, consequently, systematic geriatric assessment is more important than ever. Frailty Indexes (FI) may be particularly useful to discriminate between various degrees of frailty but are not routinely assessed due, at least in part, to the large number of deficits assessed (from 30 to 70). Therefore, we have developed a new, more concise FI for rapid geriatric assessment (RGA)-the Frail-VIG index ("VIG" is the Spanish/Catalan abbreviation for Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment), which contains 22 simple questions that assess 25 different deficits.

[Find your 1%: prevalence and mortality of a community cohort of people with advanced chronic disease and palliative needs].

Objective: To determine the prevalence and profiles of people with advanced chronic diseases in Primary Care and to analyse the elements related to their mortality in order to orient strategies for improvement in this level of care.

Design: An observational, analytical and prospective study during 3 years conducted on a cohort of patients with palliative needs.

Location: Three Primary Care teams of Osona (Catalonia).

[Frail-VIG index: Design and evaluation of a new frailty index based on the Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment].

Introduction: Frailty is closely linked to health results. Frailty indexes (FI) and the Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) are multidimensional tools. FI serve to quantitatively measure frailty levels.

Utility of the NECPAL CCOMS-ICO tool and the Surprise Question as screening tools for early palliative care and to predict mortality in patients with advanced chronic conditions: A cohort study.

Background: The Surprise Question (SQ) identifies patients with palliative care needs. The NECPAL CCOMS-ICO (NECPAL) tool combines the Surprise Question with additional clinical parameters for a more comprehensive assessment. The capacity of these screening tools to predict mortality is still unknown.

Uptake and factors that influence the use of 'sit less, move more' occupational intervention strategies in Spanish office employees.

Background: Little is known about the types of 'sit less, move more' strategies that appeal to office employees, or what factors influence their use. This study assessed the uptake of strategies in Spanish university office employees engaged in an intervention, and those factors that enabled or limited strategy uptake.

Methods: The study used a mixed method design.