Old and New Geriatric Screening Tools in a Belgian Emergency Department: A Diagnostic Accuracy Study.

Pieter HeerenEls DevriendtNathalie I H WellensMieke DeschodtJohan FlamaingMarc SabbeKoen Milisen

Published in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2020)

Diagnostic characteristics of all screening tools were comparable. None of the tools accurately predicted the outcomes as a stand-alone index. Future studies should explore the clinical effectiveness and implementation aspects of ED-specific minimum geriatric assessment and intervention strategies. J Am Geriatr Soc 68:1454-1461, 2020.

Keyphrases

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