Emergency geriatric assessment: A novel comprehensive screen tool for geriatric patients in the emergency department

Ya-Ting Ke; An-Chi Peng; Yi-Min Shu; Min-Hsien Chung; Kang-Ting Tsai; Ping-Jen Chen; Tzu-Chieh Weng; Chien-Chin Hsu; Hung-Jung Lin; Chien-Cheng Huang

doi:10.1016/j.ajem.2017.07.008

Emergency geriatric assessment: A novel comprehensive screen tool for geriatric patients in the emergency department

Am J Emerg Med. 2018 Jan;36(1):143-146. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2017.07.008. Epub 2017 Jul 4.

Authors

Ya-Ting Ke¹, An-Chi Peng², Yi-Min Shu³, Min-Hsien Chung⁴, Kang-Ting Tsai⁵, Ping-Jen Chen⁶, Tzu-Chieh Weng⁷, Chien-Chin Hsu⁸, Hung-Jung Lin⁹, Chien-Cheng Huang¹⁰

Affiliations

¹ Department of Nursing, Chi-Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Nursing, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan; Bachelor Program of Senior Service, Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Tainan, Taiwan.
² Department of Nursing, Chi-Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Nursing, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.
³ Department of Nursing, Chi-Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan.
⁴ Department of Emergency Medicine, Chi-Mei Medical Center, Liouying, Tainan, Taiwan.
⁵ Department of Geriatrics and Gerontology, Chi-Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Chang Jung Christian University, Tainan, Taiwan.
⁶ Bachelor Program of Senior Service, Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Tainan, Taiwan; Department of Geriatrics and Gerontology, Chi-Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan; Palliative Care Center, Chi-Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan.
⁷ Holistic Care Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Chi-Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan.
⁸ Department of Emergency Medicine, Chi-Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan; Department of Biotechnology, Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Tainan, Taiwan.
⁹ Department of Emergency Medicine, Chi-Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan; Department of Biotechnology, Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Tainan, Taiwan; Department of Emergency Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
¹⁰ Bachelor Program of Senior Service, Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Tainan, Taiwan; Department of Geriatrics and Gerontology, Chi-Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan; Department of Emergency Medicine, Chi-Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan; Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan; Department of Occupational Medicine, Chi-Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan. Electronic address: chienchenghuang@yahoo.com.tw.

PMID: 28712643
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2017.07.008

No abstract available

Keywords: Assessment; Comprehensive; Emergency; Geriatric; Screen.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Checklist*
Chronic Disease
Emergency Service, Hospital* / statistics & numerical data
Geriatric Assessment / methods*
Health Services for the Aged / organization & administration*
Humans
Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care
Prospective Studies