The hospital elder life program: A model of care to prevent cognitive and functional decline in older hospitalized patients

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 48, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1697-1706

  Inouye, Sharon K ^a   Bogardus, Sidney T ^a   Baker, Dorothy I ^a   Leo Summers, Linda ^a   Cooney, Leo M ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

acute care; clinical trial; delirium; functional decline; geriatrics; hospital

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EVALUATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC NURSING; GERIATRICS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; MENTAL HEALTH; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; RISK FACTOR; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; WORK;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; COGNITION DISORDERS; CONNECTICUT; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC NURSING; GERIATRICS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; JOB DESCRIPTION; MASS SCREENING; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0034544273     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2000.tb03885.x     Document Type: Article

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