Preliminary report of a palliative care and case management project in an emergency department for chronically ill elderly patients

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 443-451

  Mahony, Sean O' ^a   Blank, Arthur ^a   Simpson, Janice ^a   Persaud, Judy ^b   Huvane, Bernadette ^a   McAllen, Susan ^a   Davitt, Michelle ^a   McHugh, Marlene ^a   Hutcheson, Allen ^a   Karakas, Serife ^a   Higgins, Philip ^a   Selwyn, Peter ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Case management project; Chronically ill elderly patients; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC PATIENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CONSULTATION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EMERGENCY WARD; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL RECORD; MEMORIAL SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT SCALE SHORT FORM; OUTCOME AND ASSESSMENT INFORMATION SET; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE CARE PERFORMANCE SCALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SURVIVAL TIME; URBAN POPULATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE MANAGEMENT; CHRONIC DISEASE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPICES; HUMANS; MALE; NEW YORK; PALLIATIVE CARE; PILOT PROJECTS; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 42549145547     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-008-9257-z     Document Type: Article

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