Medical Crises in Older People: cohort study of older people attending acute medical units, developmental work and randomised controlled trial of a specialist geriatric medical intervention for high-risk older people; cohort study of older people with mental health problems admitted to hospital, developmental work and randomised controlled trial of a specialist medical and mental health unit for general hospital patients with delirium and dementia; and cohort study of residents of care homes and interview study of health-care provision to residents of care homes

• Main Authors: John Gladman (Author), Rowan Harwood (Author), Simon Conroy (Author), Pip Logan (Author), Rachel Elliott (Author), Rob Jones (Author), Sarah Lewis (Author), Jane Dyas (Author), Justine Schneider (Author), Davina Porock (Author), Kristian Pollock (Author), Sarah Goldberg (Author), Judi Edmans (Author), Adam Gordon (Author), Lucy Bradshaw (Author), Matthew Franklin (Author), Katherine Whittamore (Author), Isabella Robbins (Author), Aidan Dunphy (Author), Karen Spencer (Author), Janet Darby (Author), Lukasz Tanajewski (Author), Vladislav Berdunov (Author), Georgios Gkountouras (Author), Pippa Foster (Author), Nadia Frowd (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: NIHR Journals Library, 2015-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: This programme of research addressed shortcomings in the care of three groups of older patients: patients discharged from acute medical units (AMUs), patients with dementia and delirium admitted to general hospitals, and care home residents. Methods: In the AMU workstream we undertook li...