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The acute respiratory infection is the fourth most common cause of hospital stay between elderly people. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the repercussion of hospital stay in hospitalized patients with a respiratory infection.
Acute respiratory infection is a serious infection that prevents normal breathing function. It refers to any of a number of infectious diseases involving the respiratory tract. Health conditions that increase the risk of a respiratory infection include: another lung condition, a heart condition, a kidney or liver condition and a lowered immune system. The hospital stay of this patients is approximately 7-10 days and it is important to study the effects of this stay in the physical and psycho-emotional characteristics of patients.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| respiratory infection | Hospitalized patients with a respiratory infection |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Respiratory infection | Other | An assessment of the patients included in the study will be conducted |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Strength in upper and lower limbs | The quadriceps and the hand-grip strength is assessed using a dynamometer with a standard protocol allowing three attempts on each side. During each measurement, patients were sitting with their shoulder adducted and elbow flexed to 90°. The maximum value achieved was used in the analyses. This is important in order to quantify the increase of strength Kg/cm2 The test 2-minute step in place is also going to be used for this purpose, counting the times the patients go up the right knees in two minutes. | Participants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, an expected average of 8 days |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Quality of life | The quality of life associated with health is going to be measure with t the EuroQol-5 questionnaire. | Participants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, an expected average of 8 days |
| Lung function |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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Hospitalized patients with an acute respiratory infection
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Marie Carmen Valenza, PhD | Universidad de Granada | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Faculty of health Sciences. University of Granada | Granada | Spain | 18071 | Spain |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 25605525 | Background | Martin-Salvador A, Torres-Sanchez I, Saez-Roca G, Lopez-Torres I, Rodriguez-Alzueta E, Valenza MC. Age group analysis of psychological, physical and functional deterioration in patients hospitalized for pneumonia. Arch Bronconeumol. 2015 Oct;51(10):496-501. doi: 10.1016/j.arbres.2014.11.009. Epub 2015 Jan 17. English, Spanish. |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D012141 | Respiratory Tract Infections |
| ID | Term |
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| D007239 | Infections |
| D012140 | Respiratory Tract Diseases |
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| ID | Term |
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| D003080 | Cold Temperature |
| ID | Term |
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| D013696 | Temperature |
| D013816 | Thermodynamics |
| D055585 | Physical Phenomena |
| D014887 | Weather |
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Lung function is going to be evaluated using a spirometer.
| Participants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, an expected average of 8 days |
| Activity monitoring | The accelerometer Armband is going to be used for activity monitoring. It measures the intensity of the activity during 12 hours. | Participants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, an expected average of 8 days |
| Quality of sleep | Changes in quality of sleep. For this purpose, the participants are going to complete the Pittsburgh Quality of Sleep Index. This is a self-rating questionnaire with seven subscores that result in a global score between 0 and 21. | Participants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, an expected average of 8 days |
| Mood | Mood in these patients will be measured by the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. | Participants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, an expected average of 8 days |
| D001272 |
| Atmosphere |
| D004777 | Environment |
| D055669 | Ecological and Environmental Phenomena |
| D001686 | Biological Phenomena |
| D008685 | Meteorological Concepts |
| D004778 | Environment and Public Health |