Comprehensive geriatric assessment and home-based rehabilitation for elderly people with a history of recurrent non-elective hospital admissions

Age and Ageing

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 487-491

  Stott, David J ^a   Buttery, Amanda K ^a   Bowman, Adam ^a   Agnew, Rona ^b   Burrow, Katriona ^a   Mitchell, Sarah L ^a   Ramsay, Scott ^a   Knight, Paul V ^a  

^a GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Comprehensive geriatric assessment; Disability; Elderly; Hospital admission; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

AGED; BARTHEL INDEX; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERIATRIC DISORDER; GERIATRIC REHABILITATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOME REHABILITATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOTTINGHAM EXTENDED ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING SCALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURVIVAL;

AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT READMISSION; QUALITY OF LIFE; REHABILITATION;

EID: 33748064368     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afl049     Document Type: Review

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