Developing multidisciplinary assessment - Exploring the evidence from a social care perspective

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1297-1305

  Sutcliffe, Caroline ^a   Hughes, Jane ^a   Abendstern, Michele ^a   Clarkson, Paul ^a   Challis, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive impairment; Complex needs; Multidisciplinary assessment; Older people; Physical dependency; Single Assessment Process

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MENTAL HEALTH; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL CARE; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ENGLAND; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT;

EID: 61749096471     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.2069     Document Type: Article

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