Hospital elder life program
Hospital elder life program has been studied in 3 papers since 2021: 1 trial and 1 observational study in people, 1 review; 1 in the past year. The newest paper, Jan 28, 2026: “Cognitive Impact of Colorectal Cancer Surgery in Elderly Patients: A Narrative Review”.
3 papers study it5 findingsUpdated
“Significant reduction observed in risk incidence of delirium because of interventions [Odds Ratio:0.124, Confidence Interval: 0.03-0.48].”
- Human trial1
- Humans1
Studies in people
1 study gave hospital elder life program to people and measured what changed.
down: Lowers the risk of delirium14.71% vs 3.66%
down: Lowers the risk of frailtyOR: 0.124, CI: 0.03–0.48
up: Improves digit Span5.1 vs 4.1, mean diff: 0.987
Randomized trial195 people70 years old and over5 days
Geriatric patients selected from Internal Medicine wards
BMC geriatrics, Oct 26, 2021
What did studies of Hospital elder life program find?
2Studies of Hospital elder life program measured 2 outcomes; the most studied are ADL-Barthel (1 study) and digit Span (1).
ADL-Barthel
upin humans1
1 study
ADL-Barthel
upin humans1
Hospital elder life program improves ADL-Barthel in humans (17.04 vs 15.18, mean diff: 1.86).
“Furthermore, a significant difference was observed between the two groups (17.04 (SD: 4.59) vs 15.18 (SD: 5.59), mean diff: 1.86, P = 0.01).”
Human trial5 daysn = 195
BMC geriatrics
Digit Span
upin humans1
1 study
Digit Span
upin humans1
Hospital elder life program improves digit Span in humans (5.1 vs 4.1, mean diff: 0.987).
“At the discharge time, while the mean score of Digit Span increased in the interventiongroup, it decreased in the control group and statistically significant differences were observed between the intervention group and control group regarding the mean value of Digit Span (5.1 vs 4.1, mean diff: 0.987, P = 0.02”
Human trial5 daysn = 195
BMC geriatrics
What is Hospital elder life program linked with?
2Studies link Hospital elder life program with 2 measures, most often delirium (1 study) and frailty (1).
Delirium
downin humans1
1 study
Delirium
downin humans1
Hospital elder life program lowers the risk of delirium in humans (14.71% vs 3.66%).
“The delirium incidence rate was higher in the control group (14.71%) in comparison with the interventiongroup (3.66%) (Odds Ratio [OR] 0.12), P = 0.003).”
Human trial5 daysn = 195
BMC geriatrics
Hospital elder life program lowers the risk of delirium in humans.
“Significant reduction observed in risk incidence of delirium because of interventions [Odds Ratio:0.124, Confidence Interval: 0.03-0.48].”
Human trialgeriatric hospitalized patientsn = 195
BMC geriatrics
Frailty
downin humans1OR 0.124
1 study
Frailty
downin humans1OR 0.124
Hospital elder life program lowers the risk of frailty in humans (OR: 0.124, CI: 0.03–0.48).
“The results of the logistic regression (after entering age, sex, delirium, and frailty at the admission variables) indicated a statistically significant reduction in the risk of frailty due to the intervention (OR: 0.124, CI: 0.03–0.48).”
Human trial5 daysn = 195
BMC geriatrics