The predictive properties of frailty-rating scales in the acute medical unit.

Wou, Franklin; Gladman, John R F; Bradshaw, Lucy; Franklin, Matthew; Edmans, Judi; Conroy, Simon Paul

Wou, Franklin; Gladman, John R F; Bradshaw, Lucy; Franklin, Matthew; Edmans, Judi; Conroy, Simon Paul.

Affiliation

Wou F; Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK.

Age Ageing ; 42(6): 776-81, 2013 Nov.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23666406

Subject(s)

Aging; Emergency Medical Services; Frail Elderly; Geriatric Assessment; Health Status Indicators; Patient Discharge; Activities of Daily Living; Age Factors; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Cause of Death; England; Female; Homes for the Aged; Humans; Institutionalization; Male; Nursing Homes; Patient Readmission; Predictive Value of Tests; Prognosis; Risk Assessment; Risk Factors; Time Factors

Key words

acute hospital care; frailty; older people; risk stratification

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Patient Discharge / Aging / Geriatric Assessment / Health Status Indicators / Frail Elderly / Emergency Medical Services Type of study: Clinical_trials / Etiology_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Aspects: Determinantes_sociais_saude / Patient_preference Limits: Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: Europa Language: En Journal: Age Ageing Year: 2013 Document type: Article Affiliation country: United kingdom Country of publication: United kingdom

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