Table 2 Key variables: quantitative data collection
From: Protocol-based management of older adults with hip fractures in Delhi, India: a feasibility study
Data collection | On admission | At discharge | 30-day follow-up |
|---|---|---|---|
Variables | - Care-seeking behaviour - Socio-demographic characteristics - Co-morbidities - Hospital service processes | - Pre-operative, operative and post-operative care - Complications | - Mobilitya - Functional statusa - Living arrangements - Re-admission/surgery |
Best-practice indicators and outcomes | Time from injury to admission in A&E Time from A&E to orthopaedic ward | - Time from admission to assessment by physician/geriatrician - Time from admission to surgery - Discharged on bone protection medication - Received a falls assessment prior to discharge - Length of stay - Pressure ulcer - In-hospital mortality | - Quality of lifea - Caring needs - 30-day mortality |