Functional assessments utilised in emergency departments: A systematic review

Age and Ageing

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 163-172

  Bissett, Michelle ^a   Cusick, Anne ^b   Lannin, Natasha A ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d Occupational Therapy Department   (Australia)

Author keywords

Emergency medicine; Functional assessment; Older adults; Older people; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; EMERGENCY WARD; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL STATUS ASSESSMENT OF SENIORS IN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; IDENTIFICATION OF SENIOR AT RISK; OLDER ADULT RESOURCES AND SERVICES; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRIAGE RISK STRATIFICATION TOOL;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TRIAGE;

EID: 84874550559     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afs187     Document Type: Review

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