Journal article
Profiles of Older Patients in the Emergency Department: Findings From the interRAI Multinational Emergency Department Study
Abstract
STUDY OBJECTIVE: We examine functional profiles and presence of geriatric syndromes among older patients attending 13 emergency departments (EDs) in 7 nations.
METHODS: This was a prospective observational study of a convenience sample of patients, aged 75 years and older, recruited sequentially and mainly during normal working hours. Clinical observations were drawn from the interRAI Emergency Department Screener, with assessments performed by …
Authors
Gray LC; Peel NM; Costa AP; Burkett E; Dey AB; Jonsson PV; Lakhan P; Ljunggren G; Sjostrand F; Swoboda W
Journal
Annals of Emergency Medicine, Vol. 62, No. 5, pp. 467–474
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
November 2013
DOI
10.1016/j.annemergmed.2013.05.008
ISSN
0196-0644