Hospitals' adoption of targeted cognitive and functional status quality indicators for vulnerable elders.
Cognitive and functional impairments are leading predictors of poor outcomes in hospitalized older adults. This study reports adoption rates of 9 Assessing Care of Vulnerable Elders quality indicators in a sample of US hospitals (N = 128). Chief nursing officers were surveyed using a 6-point scale (no activity to full implementation) for each Assessing Care of Vulnerable Elders quality indicator. Adoption rates were low, highlighting the need for greater efforts to heighten awareness among senior executives and nursing leaders.
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, Nashville, Tennessee (Drs Maxwell, Mion, Minnick, and Dietrich), and VA New Jersey Health Care System, East Orange (Dr Fallon).
Cathy A
CA
Maxwell
Lorraine C
LC
Mion
Mary S
MS
Dietrich
William F
WF
Fallon
Ann
A
Minnick
D000368:Aged; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006761:Hospitals / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States; D035862:Vulnerable Populations