186 FRAILTY IN HOSPITALISED OLDER ADULTS AND THEIR SPOUSES: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

Abstract Background Hospital admissions are a critical time-point for assessing frailty. Frail older adults have high utilisation of healthcare resources and many require on-going care. Often spouses provide this care, however caregiving can lead to increased frailty in the caregiver. A description within marital dyads has not been explored previously, relation hospital admissions. Methods Aim: To measure frequency describe characteristics hospitalised their spouse. Objectives were to: (1) Describe frailty, physical cognitive performance patients spouses; (2) Determine correlations between dyads; (3) Establish if more likely same classification; (4) context Participants recruited from geriatric stroke services October 2019-March 2020. Fried Frailty Phenotype (FFP) was used test Clinical Scale, Grip Strength, Montreal Cognitive Assessment, Timed Up Go, Geriatric Depression Scale self-reported: mobility status, number falls also assessed population. Results Data 27 that participated consented analysed using SPSS. total 15 (55.5%) four (14.8%) classified as frail. Of frail patients, had spouses, five pre-frail six robust spouses. No or Spearman’s Correlational analysis showed no correlation FFP patient spouse (r=0.24, p=0.23). provided care (44.4%) accounted 5 (frail n=4) 19 n=4). Conclusion is heterogeneous. Caregivers commonly partners. Older admitted should be If spouse, especially frail,