The validation of a care partner-derived frailty index based upon comprehensive geriatric assessment (CP-FI-CGA) in emergency medical services and geriatric ambulatory care

Age and Ageing

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 327-330

  Goldstein, Judah ^a   Hubbard, Ruth E ^b   Moorhouse, Paige ^a   Andrew, Melissa K ^a   Mitnitski, Arnold ^a   Rockwood, Kenneth ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Comprehensive geriatric assessment; Emergency medicine; Frail elderly; Older people; Paramedics

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CARE PARTNER DERIVED FRAILTY INDEX BASED UPON COMPREHENSIVE GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; COMMUNITY LIVING; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTENT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; CRITERION RELATED VALIDITY; DEATH; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL; AGING; CAREGIVER; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROCEDURES; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; VALIDATION STUDY; VERY ELDERLY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; AMBULATORY CARE; CAREGIVERS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84925305238     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afu161     Document Type: Article

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