Mobile geriatric consultant services for rest homes. Study of the effects of consultations by internal medicine specialists in the medical care of rest home residents;Mobiler geriatrischer konsiliardienst für pflegeheime. Untersuchung der effektivität eines internistisch-fachärztlichen konsiliardienstes zur medizinischen versorgung von pflegeheimbewohnern

Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 735-741

  Schippinger, W ^a   Hartinger, G ^a   Hierzer, A ^a   Osprian, I ^b   Bohnstingl, M ^a   Pilgram, E H ^a  

^a Albert Schweitzer Klinik   (Austria)

^b INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Advisory service; Hospital; Long term care; Nursing home; Patient care team

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSUMER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOPERATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOME FOR THE AGED; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MALE; NURSING HOME; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRIA; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MALE; MOBILE HEALTH UNITS; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 84870324511     PISSN: 09486704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00391-012-0395-2     Document Type: Article

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