A four item scale based on gait for the immediate global assessment of acutely ill medical patients - One look is more than 1000 words

European Geriatric Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 92-96

  Kellett, J ^a   Clifford, M ^a   Ridley, A ^a   Murray, A ^b   Gleeson, M ^c  

^a St Joseph's General Hospital Nenagh   (Ireland)

^b DUNDALK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Ireland)

^c Ennis Regional Hospital   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Clinical assessment; Documentation; Frailty

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FRAILTY SCALE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DECUBITUS; DEMENTIA; FALL RISK; FALL RISK ASSESSMENT; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; IMMOBILITY; INCONTINENCE; LIMITED MOBILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL HISTORY; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SUHB SCALE;

EID: 84897110099     PISSN: 18787649     EISSN: 18787657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurger.2013.11.011     Document Type: Article

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