Hospitalized elders: changes in functional and mental status.
This article describes outcomes of a new model of care for hospitalized elders and their families. Patient functional and cognitive status on admission and discharge were evaluated for changes as a result of an educational program for preparing family-centered geriatric resource nurses. Patients in the intervention group (n = 173) demonstrated significant improvements in outcome measures (functional and cognitive status) from admission to discharge. A subset (n = 50) was selected from the 173 subjects who comprised the intervention group; this subset was compared with control subjects (n = 44); no statistically significant differences were noted between the 2 groups. Suggestions for future research are presented.
Fitzpatrick
Joyce J
JJ
New York Health Alliance, Mount Sinai NYU Health, Long Island Jewish Health System, USA. jjfitzpatrick@hotmail.com
Stier
Lori
L
Eichorn
Ann
A
Dlugacz
Yosef D
YD
O'Connor
Linda J
LJ
Salinas
Theresa K
TK
Smith
Thomas
T
White
Maureen T
MT
D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration; D022143:Family Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006760:Hospitalization; D006788:Hospitals, Voluntary; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000458:organization & administration; D016743:Mental Competency; D008609:Mental Status Schedule; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009518:New York; D009720:Nurse Clinicians / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D015397:Program Evaluation; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000458:organization & administration*