Visits by older people to the Emergency Department (ED) have increased in recent decades
with higher revisiting and admission rates after discharge, particularly for those with frailties …

Background Comprehensive geriatric assessment provided in hospital wards in frail patients
admitted to hospital has been shown to reduce mortality and increase the likelihood of living …

Background and aims: Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) may benefit frail or
chronically ill patients in the emergency department (ED), but take too much time to be …

Background Older people present to the emergency department (ED) with distinct patterns
and emergency care needs. This study aimed to use comprehensive geriatric assessment …

Objectives Frail older adults are at an increased risk for adverse outcomes after an
Emergency Department (ED) visit. Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) has been …

Early identification of frailty through targeted screening can facilitate the delivery of
comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) and may improve outcomes for older inpatients …

Background: the ageing demographic means that increasing numbers of older people will
be attending emergency departments (EDs). Little previous research has focused on the …

Background Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) is difficult to perform in the
emergency department (ED) environment and performance of screening tools in identifying …

Background This study aimed to explore the process, clinical, and patient-reported
outcomes of older adults who received an interdisciplinary Comprehensive Geriatric …

Background: many frail older people who attend acute hospital settings and who are
discharged home within short periods (up to 72 h) have poor outcomes. This review …