Effects of a modified hospital elder life program on frailty in individuals undergoing major elective abdominal surgery

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 261-268

  Chen, Cheryl Chia Hui ^a,b   Chen, Chiung Nien ^a,b,c   Lai, I Rue ^a,b   Huang, Guan Hua ^d   Saczynski, Jane S ^e   Inouye, Sharon K ^f,g  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^f HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^g Hebrew Senior Life   (United States)

Author keywords

aged; frailty; geriatric syndromes; intervention studies; surgery

Indexed keywords

AGED; FRAILTY; GERIATRIC SYNDROMES; INTERVENTION STUDIES; SURGERY;

ABDOMEN; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; TAIWAN;

EID: 84894083876     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.12651     Document Type: Article

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