Journal article
Comparison of Frailty Screening Instruments in the Emergency Department
Abstract
Early identification of frailty through targeted screening can facilitate the delivery of comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) and may improve outcomes for older inpatients. As several instruments are available, we aimed to investigate which is the most accurate and reliable in the Emergency Department (ED). We compared the ability of three validated, short, frailty screening instruments to identify frailty in a large University Hospital …
Authors
O’Caoimh R; Costello M; Small C; Spooner L; Flannery A; O’Reilly L; Heffernan L; Mannion E; Maughan A; Joyce A
Journal
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol. 16, No. 19,
Publisher
MDPI
Publication Date
October 1, 2019
DOI
10.3390/ijerph16193626
ISSN
1661-7827