Ineffective communication of mental status information during care transfer of older adults

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1146-1150

  Boockvar, Kenneth S ^a,b,c   Fridman, Bella ^b,c   Marturano, Cinthya ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Jewish Home and Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication barriers; Delirium; Dementia; Hospitalization; Nursing homes

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALERTNESS; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MEMORY; MENTAL HEALTH; MOOD; NURSING HOME; ORIENTATION; PATIENT TRANSPORT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW;

AGE FACTORS; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMMUNICATION; DEMENTIA; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSFER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 30944468919     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2005.00262.x     Document Type: Review

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