RADAR: A Measure of the Sixth Vital Sign?

Clinical Nursing Research

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 9-29

  Voyer, Philippe ^a,b   Champoux, Nathalie ^c   Desrosiers, Johanne ^d   Landreville, Philippe ^a   McCusker, Jane ^e,f   Monette, Johanne ^g,h   Savoie, Maryse ^f   Carmichael, Pierre Hugues ^b   Richard, Hélène ^b   Richard, Sylvie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b Centre for Excellence in Aging Research Unit   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^e St Marys Hospital   (Canada)

^f MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^g MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^h Donald Berman Maimonides Geriatric Center   (Canada)

Author keywords

cognitive impairment; elderly; mental status; sixth vital sign

Indexed keywords

BRIEF PSYCHIATRIC RATING SCALE; COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION; DELIRIUM; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; NURSING HOME; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARDS; VALIDATION STUDY;

BRIEF PSYCHIATRIC RATING SCALE; COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION; DELIRIUM; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; NURSING HOMES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84952878649     PISSN: 10547738     EISSN: 15523799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1054773815603346     Document Type: Article

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