Journal article
Risk prediction in the community: A systematic review of case-finding instruments that predict adverse healthcare outcomes in community-dwelling older adults
Abstract
Few case-finding instruments are available to community healthcare professionals. This review aims to identify short, valid instruments that detect older community-dwellers risk of four adverse outcomes: hospitalisation, functional-decline, institutionalisation and death. Data sources included PubMed and the Cochrane library. Data on outcome measures, patient and instrument characteristics, and trial quality (using the Quality In Prognosis …
Authors
O’Caoimh R; Cornally N; Weathers E; O'Sullivan R; Fitzgerald C; Orfila F; Clarnette R; Paúl C; Molloy DW
Journal
Maturitas, Vol. 82, No. 1, pp. 3–21
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
September 2015
DOI
10.1016/j.maturitas.2015.03.009
ISSN
0378-5122