Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment for Frail Older People in Swedish Acute Care Settings (CGA-Swed): A Randomised Controlled Study

Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment for Frail Older People in Swedish Acute Care Settings (CGA-Swed): A Randomised Controlled Study

<b> </b>The aim of the study is to evaluate the effects of the Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) for frail older people in Swedish acute hospital settings − the CGA-Swed study. In this study protocol, we present the study design, the intervention and the outcome measures...

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Main Authors:	Katarina Wilhelmson, Isabelle Andersson Hammar, Anna Ehrenberg, Johan Niklasson, Jeanette Eckerblad, Niklas Ekerstad, Theresa Westgård, Eva Holmgren, N. David Åberg, Synneve Dahlin Ivanoff
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2020-01-01
Series:	Geriatrics
Subjects:	frail older people comprehensive geriatric assessment activities of daily living geriatric hospital care
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2308-3417/5/1/5

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