Comprehensive geriatric assessment for frail older people in acute hospitals: the HoW-CGA mixed-methods study

• Main Authors: Simon Paul Conroy (Author), Martin Bardsley (Author), Paul Smith (Author), Jenny Neuburger (Author), Eilís Keeble (Author), Sandeepa Arora (Author), Joshua Kraindler (Author), Cono Ariti (Author), Chris Sherlaw-Johnson (Author), Andrew Street (Author), Helen Roberts (Author), Sheila Kennedy (Author), Graham Martin (Author), Kay Phelps (Author), Emma Regen (Author), David Kocman (Author), Patricia McCue (Author), Elizabeth Fisher (Author), Stuart Parker (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: National Institute for Health Research, 2019-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The aim of this study was to provide high-quality evidence on delivering hospital-wide Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA). Objective(s): (1) To define CGA, its processes, outcomes and costs in the published literature, (2) to identify the processes, outcomes and costs of CGA in exi...