Detection and Management of Falls and Instability in Vulnerable Elders by Community Physicians

Objectives: To investigate quality of care for falls and instability provided to vulnerable elders. Design: Six process of care quality indicators (QIs) for falls and instability were developed and applied to community‐living persons aged 65 and older who were at increased risk of death or decline....

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) 2004-09, Vol.52 (9), p.1527-1531
Hauptverfasser:	Rubenstein, Laurence Z., Solomon, David H., Roth, Carol P., Young, Roy T., Shekelle, Paul G., Chang, John T., MacLean, Catherine H., Kamberg, Caren J., Saliba, Debra, Wenger, Neil S.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Accidental Falls - prevention & control Accidental Falls - statistics & numerical data Activities of Daily Living Aged At risk Balance Biological and medical sciences Community living Community Medicine - standards Elderly people Falls Female Frail Elderly Gait General aspects Geriatric Assessment - methods Geriatrics Guideline Adherence - standards Health care Health Care Surveys Health professionals Humans instability Intervention Male Managed Care Programs - standards Mass Screening - standards Medical Audit Medical sciences Mobility New England - epidemiology Older people Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care) Physical Examination - standards Postural Balance Practice Guidelines as Topic Practice Patterns, Physicians' - standards Quality Indicators, Health Care - standards Quality of care Risk assessment Risk Assessment - standards Sensation Disorders - diagnosis Sensation Disorders - prevention & control Southwestern United States - epidemiology Surveys and Questionnaires USA vulnerable elders Vulnerable Populations
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