Effectiveness of gerontologically informed nursing assessment and referral interventions for older persons attending the emergency department: Systematic review

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 934-945

  Fealy, Gerard ^a   McCarron, Mary ^b   O'Neill, Desmond ^c   McCallion, Philip ^d   Clarke, Mike ^e   Small, Valerie ^f   O'Driscoll, Anne ^g   Cullen, Audrey ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c ADELAIDE AND MEATH HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^d STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^e UK COCHRANE CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^f ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^g Naas General Hospital   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Effectiveness; Emergency department; Gerontology; Nursing; Older persons; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDARD;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 63849158648     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2009.04961.x     Document Type: Article

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