Screening for older inpatients at risk for long length of stay : which clinical tool to use?

• Main Authors: Beauchet, Olivier, Fung, Shek, Launay, Cyrille P., Cooper-Brown, Liam Anders, Afilalo, Jonathan, Herbert, Paul, Afilalo, Marc, Chabot, Julia
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Science::Medicine; Older Inpatients; Epidemiology
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/87836; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/49292
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Background: Screening for inpatients at risk for long length of stay (LOS) is the first step of an effective hospital care plan for older inpatients. This study aims, in older adults admitted to a geriatric acute care ward, to examine and compare the 6-item brief geriatric assessment (BGA) and the “...