title: Hospitalized elders: changes in functional and mental status.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: New York Health Alliance, Mount Sinai NYU Health, Long Island Jewish Health System, USA. jjfitzpatrick@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Joyce J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Fitzpatrick
authors.forename: Lori
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Stier
authors.forename: Ann
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Eichorn
authors.forename: Yosef D
authors.initials: YD
authors.lastname: Dlugacz
authors.forename: Linda J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: O'Connor
authors.forename: Theresa K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Salinas
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Maureen T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: White
mesh_terms: 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*