Family conferences and shared prioritisation to improve patient safety in the frail elderly (COFRAIL): study protocol of a cluster randomised intervention trial in primary care
Abstract Background Frailty in elderly patients is associated with an increased risk of poor health outcomes, including falls, delirium, malnutrition, hospitalisation, and mortality. Because polypharmacy is recognised as a possible major contributor to the pathogenesis of geriatric frailty, reducing...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-03-01
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Series: | Trials |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-020-4182-x |