Piloting a patient navigation programme for individuals living with dementia, their care partners and members of the care team: protocol for a mixed-methods evaluation.

Introduction: Internationally, the number of individuals living with dementia continues to rise. Individuals living with dementia, their care partners and their care team face many barriers and challenges to accessing dementia care resources and supports. One solution to address the multifaceted care needs of this population is patient navigation (PN).

Health Outcomes of Older Adults after a Hospitalization for a Hip Fracture.

Background: Hip fractures in older adults often lead to adverse health outcomes, which may be related to time to surgery and longer hospital stays. The experience of older adults with hip fractures in New Brunswick is not known.

Methods: This was a retrospective observational study.

Retrospective Use of the Pictorial Fit-Frail Scale for Determination of Frailty Level in Hospitalized Older Adults with a Hip Fracture.

The Pictorial Fit-Frail Scale (PFFS) is a frailty tool consisting of visual images to comprehensively assess frailty across 14 domains that can be completed by health professionals, patients, or caregivers. The objective of this study was to explore the feasibility of using the PFFS retrospectively to determine a patient's frailty level using data from the hospital electronic health records (EHRs) of older adults admitted with an isolated hip fracture. A random sample of 200 hip fracture patients admitted to a Level 1 Trauma Center hospital in New Brunswick was selected for review using the PFFS.