Minimum data set for home care: a valid instrument to assess frail older people living in the community

Francesco Luigi Landi; E Tua; Graziano Onder; B Carrara; Antonio Sgadari; Carla Germana Rinaldi; Giovanni Gambassi; F Lattanzio; Roberto Bernabei

Minimum data set for home care: a valid instrument to assess frail older people living in the community

Francesco Luigi Landi, E Tua, Graziano Onder, B Carrara, Antonio Sgadari, Carla Germana Rinaldi, Giovanni Gambassi, F Lattanzio, Roberto Bernabei

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Abstract

Optimal care for frail elderly patients depends on comprehensive assessment. This is especially true in the complex setting of interdisciplinary home care programs. To facilitate comprehensive assessment, as well as to generate a useful, policy-relevant patient database, standardized, multidimensional, and validated instruments are very helpful.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1184-1190
Number of pages	7
Journal	Medical Care
Volume	38
Publication status	Published - 2000

Keywords

Activities of Daily Living
Aged
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Frail Elderly
Geriatric Assessment
Health Services Research
Home Care Services
Humans
Italy
Male
Mental Competency

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Minimum data set for home care: a valid instrument to assess frail older people living in the community

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