Objectives A significant proportion of geriatric patients experience suboptimal outcomes
following episodes of emergency department (ED) care. Risk stratification screening …

Background Hospitalization is the first cause of functional decline in the elderly: 30 to 60% of
elderly patients lose some independence in basic activities of daily living (ADL) during a …

Objectives To develop an algorithm for identifying inpatients at high risk of re-admission to a
National Health Service (NHS) hospital in England within 30 days of discharge using …

Background older adults are frequent users of emergency services and demonstrate high
rates of adverse outcomes following emergency care. Objective to perform a systematic …

Objectives Frail older adults are at an increased risk for adverse outcomes after an
Emergency Department (ED) visit. Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) has been …

Background The objective of this study is to identify and review screening tools for frailty in
older adults admitted to inpatient hospital care with respect to their validity, reliability and …

The purpose of this systematic review was to evaluate the predictive validity of the
Identification of Seniors at Risk (ISAR) Tool in identifying elderly patients at risk of adverse …

Background and aims: Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) may benefit frail or
chronically ill patients in the emergency department (ED), but take too much time to be …

Early identification of frailty can prevent functional decline. Although multiple frailty screens
exist for use in Emergency Departments (EDs), few are validated against diagnostic …

Background Although coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) disproportionally affects older
adults, the use of conventional triage tools in acute care settings ignores the key aspects of …