Diagnoses, problems and healthcare interventions amongst older people with an unscheduled hospital admission who have concurrent mental health problems: a prevalence study
(2014)
Journal Article
Glover, A., Bradshaw, L., Watson, N., Laithwaite, E., Goldberg, S. E., Whittamore, K. H., & Harwood, R. H. (2014). Diagnoses, problems and healthcare interventions amongst older people with an unscheduled hospital admission who have concurrent mental health problems: a prevalence study. BMC Geriatrics, 14, Article 43. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-14-43
Background
Frail older people with mental health problems including delirium, dementia and depression are often admitted to general hospitals. However, hospital admission may cause distress, and can be associated with complications. Some commentator...
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