What do we know about frailty in the acute care setting? A scoping review

O Theou, E Squires, K Mallery, JS Lee, S Fay… - BMC geriatrics, 2018 - Springer
Background The ability of acute care providers to cope with the influx of frail older patients is
increasingly stressed, and changes need to be made to improve care provided to older …

Interventions for improving outcomes in patients with multimorbidity in primary care and community settings

SM Smith, E Wallace, T O'Dowd… - Cochrane Database of …, 2016 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Many people with chronic disease have more than one chronic condition, which
is referred to as multimorbidity. The term comorbidity is also used but this is now taken to …

Comprehensive geriatric assessment and multidisciplinary team interventions for hospitalized older adults: A scoping review

JY Choi, V Rajaguru, J Shin, K Kim - Archives of gerontology and geriatrics, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Background/Objectives Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) is a
multidisciplinary diagnostic and treatment process to evaluate medical, psychosocial, and …

Screening for frailty among older emergency department visitors: validation of the new FRESH-screening instrument

E Kajsa, W Katarina, L Sten, ID Synneve - BMC emergency medicine, 2016 - Springer
Background The identification of frail older persons in different health care settings is widely
seen as an important step in improving the healthcare system. Screening at an emergency …

A review on healthy ageing interventions addressing physical, mental and social health of independent community-dwelling older adults

B Seah, Y Kowitlawakul, Y Jiang, E Ang… - Geriatric Nursing, 2019 - Elsevier
Healthy ageing is a multi-dimensional concept which appertains to all older adults. This
study reviewed the intervention characteristics, intervention content and effectiveness of …

Health, social care and technological interventions to improve functional ability of older adults living at home: an evidence and gap map

V Welch, CM Mathew, P Babelmorad… - Campbell systematic …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background By 2030, the global population of people older than 60 years is expected to be
higher than the number of children under 10 years, resulting in major health and social care …

One-year outcome of frailty indicators and activities of daily living following the randomised controlled trial; “Continuum of care for frail older people”

K Eklund, K Wilhelmson, H Gustafsson, S Landahl… - BMC geriatrics, 2013 - Springer
Abstract Background The intervention;“Continuum of Care for Frail Older People”, was
designed to create an integrated continuum of care from the hospital emergency department …

Integração e continuidade do cuidado em modelos de rede de atenção à saúde para idosos frágeis

RP Veras, CP Caldas, LB Motta… - Revista de Saúde …, 2014 - SciELO Public Health
Foi realizada revisão crítica da literatura sobre modelos que tenham avaliado a efetividade
de redes assistenciais integradas e coordenadas para a população idosa. Foram …

What evidence is there for the identification and management of frail older people in the emergency department? A systematic mapping review

LR Preston, D Chambers, F Campbell, A Cantrell… - 2017 - eprints.whiterose.ac.uk
Preston L*, Chambers D, Campbell F, Cantrell A, Turner J and Goyder E Background:
Emergency Departments (EDs) are facing unprecedented levels of demand. One of the …

Integration and continuity of Care in health care network models for frail older adults

RP Veras, CP Caldas, LB Motta… - Revista de saude …, 2014 - SciELO Public Health
ABSTRACT A detailed review was conducted of the literature on models evaluating the
effectiveness of integrated and coordinated care networks for the older population. The …