All Outputs (2)

Specialist geriatric medical assessment for patients discharged from hospital acute assessment units: randomised controlled trial (2013)
Journal Article
Edmans, J., Bradshaw, L., Franklin, M., Gladman, J. R., & Conroy, S. (2013). Specialist geriatric medical assessment for patients discharged from hospital acute assessment units: randomised controlled trial. BMJ, 347(7932), Article 9. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.f5874

Objective To evaluate the effect of specialist geriatric medical management on the outcomes of at risk older people discharged from acute medical assessment units. Design Individual patient randomised controlled trial comparing intervention with u... Read More about Specialist geriatric medical assessment for patients discharged from hospital acute assessment units: randomised controlled trial.

Six-month outcomes following an emergency hospital admission for older adults with co-morbid mental health problems indicate complexity of care needs (2013)
Journal Article
Bradshaw, L., Goldberg, S. E., Lewis, S. A., Whittamore, K., Gladman, J. R., Jones, R. G., & Harwood, R. H. (2013). Six-month outcomes following an emergency hospital admission for older adults with co-morbid mental health problems indicate complexity of care needs. Age and Ageing, 42(5), https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/aft074

BACKGROUND: two-thirds of older patients admitted as an emergency to a general hospital have co-existing mental health problems including delirium, dementia and depression. This study describes the outcomes of older adults with co-morbid mental heal... Read More about Six-month outcomes following an emergency hospital admission for older adults with co-morbid mental health problems indicate complexity of care needs.