A systematic review of predictors and screening instruments to identify older hospitalized patients at risk for functional decline

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 46-57

  Hoogerduijn, Jita G ^a,d   Schuurmans, Marieke J ^a   Duijnstee, Mia S H ^a   De Rooij, Sophia E ^b   Grypdonck, Mieke F H ^c  

^a Hogeschool Utrecht   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d HAN UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Elderly; Functional decline; Hospitalization; Nurses; Risk assessment instruments; Screening

Indexed keywords

AGED; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MASS SCREENING; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MASS SCREENING; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33845728987     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2006.01579.x     Document Type: Review

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