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Triage of frail elderly with reduced exercise tolerance in primary care (TREE). a clustered randomized diagnostic study

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Title
Triage of frail elderly with reduced exercise tolerance in primary care (TREE). a clustered randomized diagnostic study
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BMC Public Health, May 2012
DOI 10.1186/1471-2458-12-385
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Yvonne van Mourik, Karel GM Moons, Loes CM Bertens, Johannes B Reitsma, Arno W Hoes, Frans H Rutten

Abstract

Exercise reduced tolerance and breathlessness are common in the elderly and can result in substantial loss in functionality and health related quality of life. Heart failure (HF) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are common underlying causes, but can be difficult to disentangle due to overlap in symptomatology. In addition, other potential causes such as obesity, anaemia, renal dysfunction and thyroid disorders may be involved.We aim to assess whether screening of frail elderly with reduced exercise tolerance leads to high detection rates of HF, COPD, or alternative diagnoses, and whether detection of these diseases would result in changes in patient management and increase in both functionality and quality of life.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United Kingdom 2 <1%
Mexico 1 <1%
United States 1 <1%
Unknown 202 98%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 32 16%
Unspecified 19 9%
Student > Ph. D. Student 19 9%
Researcher 18 9%
Student > Bachelor 18 9%
Other 49 24%
Unknown 51 25%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 57 28%
Nursing and Health Professions 42 20%
Unspecified 19 9%
Psychology 5 2%
Economics, Econometrics and Finance 4 2%
Other 20 10%
Unknown 59 29%