Reducing functional decline of older people in an acute‐care setting: are we providing adequate care to maintain/optimise the functional status of our elder patients?

Aims  To improve practice in the care of the older person to ensure their functional status has not declined at the point of discharge by: determining available standards of care in relation to assessment of functional ability in the elderly; measuring current practice against standards of care base...

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Veröffentlicht in:	International journal of evidence-based healthcare 2009-09, Vol.7 (3), p.181-186
Hauptverfasser:	Gordge, Louise, De Young, Jenny, Wiechula, Rick
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	acute care elderly functional decline knowledge translation
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