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

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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

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 l...

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Main Authors:	Gladman, John, Harwood, Rowan, Conroy, Simon, Logan, Pip, Elliott, Rachel, Jones, Rob, Lewis, Sarah, Dyas, Jane, Schneider, Justine, Porock, Davina, Pollock, Kristian, Goldberg, Sarah, Edmans, Judi, Gordon, Adam, Bradshaw, Lucy, Franklin, Matthew, Whittamore, Katherine, Robbins, Isabella, Dunphy, Aidan, Spencer, Karen, Darby, Janet, Tanajewski, Lukasz, Berdunov, Vladislav, Gkountouras, Georgios, Foster, Pippa, Frowd, Nadia
Format:	Article
Published:	NIHR Journals Library 2015
Online Access:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/34328/

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