Cost-effectiveness of a specialist geriatric medical intervention for frail older people discharged from acute medical units: economic evaluation in a two-centre …
L Tanajewski, M Franklin, G Gkountouras, V Berdunov… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background Poor outcomes and high resource-use are observed for frail older people
discharged from acute medical units. A specialist geriatric medical intervention, to facilitate …
discharged from acute medical units. A specialist geriatric medical intervention, to facilitate …
Is the acute care of frail elderly patients in a comprehensive geriatric assessment unit superior to conventional acute medical care?
N Ekerstad, BW Karlson, S Dahlin Ivanoff… - … interventions in aging, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Objective The aim of this study was to investigate whether the acute care of frail elderly
patients in a comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) unit is superior to the care in a …
patients in a comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) unit is superior to the care in a …
Short-term resource utilization and cost-effectiveness of comprehensive geriatric assessment in acute hospital care for severely frail elderly patients
N Ekerstad, BW Karlson, D Andersson… - Journal of the American …, 2018 - Elsevier
Objective The objective of this study was to estimate the 3-month within-trial cost-
effectiveness of comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) in acute medical care for frail …
effectiveness of comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) in acute medical care for frail …
Acute care of severely frail elderly patients in a CGA-unit is associated with less functional decline than conventional acute care
N Ekerstad, S Dahlin Ivanoff, S Landahl… - … interventions in aging, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Background A high percentage of individuals treated in specialized acute care wards are
frail and elderly. Our aim was to study whether the acute care of such patients in a …
frail and elderly. Our aim was to study whether the acute care of such patients in a …
Systematic geriatric assessment for older patients with frailty in the emergency department: a randomised controlled trial
J Alakare, K Kemp, T Strandberg, M Castrén… - BMC geriatrics, 2021 - Springer
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 …
admitted to hospital has been shown to reduce mortality and increase the likelihood of living …
Effectiveness of acute geriatric units on functional decline, living at home, and case fatality among older patients admitted to hospital for acute medical disorders: meta …
JJ Baztán, FM Suárez-García, J López-Arrieta… - Bmj, 2009 - bmj.com
Objective To assess the effectiveness of acute geriatric units compared with conventional
care units in adults aged 65 or more admitted to hospital for acute medical disorders. Design …
care units in adults aged 65 or more admitted to hospital for acute medical disorders. Design …
Specialist geriatric medical assessment for patients discharged from hospital acute assessment units: randomised controlled trial
J Edmans, L Bradshaw, M Franklin, J Gladman… - Bmj, 2013 - bmj.com
Objective To evaluate the effect of specialist geriatric medical management on the outcomes
of at risk older people discharged from acute medical assessment units. Design Individual …
of at risk older people discharged from acute medical assessment units. Design Individual …
Selecting best-suited “patient-related outcomes” in older people admitted to an acute geriatric or emergency frailty unit and applying quality improvement research to …
I Singh, S Aithal - Patient related outcome measures, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
The population is aging worldwide, and hospitals are admitting a higher proportion of
acutely unwell older people. Population-specific factors such as multimorbidity and frailty in …
acutely unwell older people. Population-specific factors such as multimorbidity and frailty in …
Are frail elderly patients treated in a CGA unit more satisfied with their hospital care than those treated in conventional acute medical care?
N Ekerstad, G Östberg, M Johansson… - Patient preference and …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives Our aim was to study whether the acute care of frail elderly patients directly
admitted to a comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) unit is superior to the care in a …
admitted to a comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) unit is superior to the care in a …
Comprehensive geriatric assessment for frail older people in acute hospitals: the HoW-CGA mixed-methods study
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to provide high-quality evidence on delivering
hospital-wide Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA). OBJECTIVE (S):(1) To define …
hospital-wide Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA). OBJECTIVE (S):(1) To define …