Screening for frailty in elderly emergency department patients by using the identification of seniors at risk (ISAR)

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 313-318

  Salvi, F ^a   Morichi, V ^a   Grilli, A ^a   Lancioni, L ^d   SpazzaFuMo, L ^b   Polonara, S ^e   Abbatecola, A M ^c   De ToMMaSo, G ^a   DeSSi FulGheri, P ^d   Lattanzio, F ^c  

^a Geriatric Emergency Department   (Italy)

^b Statistic and Biometry Center   (Italy)

^c INRCA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^e OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Emergency department; Frailty; Geriatric assessment; Outcome; Screening

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHARLSON INDEX; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; DEFICIT ACCUMULATION INDEX; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRAIL ELDERLY; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; IDENTIFICATION OF SENIOR AT RISK; ITALY; KATZ INDEX; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHORT PORTABLE MENTAL STATUS QUESTIONNAIRE; URBAN AREA;

EID: 84863447381     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: 17604788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12603-011-0155-9     Document Type: Article

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