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The 2013 consensus geriatric emergency department (GED) guidelines, endorsed by the American Geriatrics Society and other professional societies, recommend “routine screening for all older adult patients at higher risk for… Click to show full abstract
The 2013 consensus geriatric emergency department (GED) guidelines, endorsed by the American Geriatrics Society and other professional societies, recommend “routine screening for all older adult patients at higher risk for adverse outcomes.” However, current screening tools are not predictive of health services use. Frailty, as measured by the Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS), is associated with poor outcomes for older adults, including mortality and functional decline. We evaluated whether CFS may be a useful ED screening tool by examining its association with health services use for older adults.
Journal Title: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Year Published: 2020
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