Six-month outcomes following an emergency hospital admission for older adults with co-morbid mental health problems indicate complexity of care needs

Age and Ageing

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 582-588

  Bradshaw, Lucy E ^a   Goldberg, Sarah E ^a   Lewis, Sarah A ^a   Whittamore, Kathy ^a,b   Gladman, John R F ^a,b   Jones, Rob G ^a,c   Harwood, Rowan H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c NOTTINGHAMSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

General hospital; Mental health; Older people; Outcome

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DELIRIUM; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL FUNCTION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

GENERAL HOSPITAL; MENTAL HEALTH; OLDER PEOPLE; OUTCOME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; COGNITION; COMORBIDITY; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84882601317     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/aft074     Document Type: Article

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