A frailty census of older adults in the emergency department and acute inpatient settings of a model 4 hospital in the Mid-West of Ireland
There is a high prevalence of frailty and co-morbidity among older adults who present to the ED and require inpatient care. This may contribute to increased waiting times, lengths of stay, and the need for specialist intervention. With an increased focus on the integration of care for older adults across care transitions, there is a clear need for expansion of frailty-based services, staff training in frailty care and multidisciplinary team resources across the hospital and community setting.
Authors
- Nora Cunningham
- David Delaney
- Ida Carroll
- Aoife Leahy
- Aoife Whiston (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0300-5910)
- Gillian Corey
- Louise Barry (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8068-7479)
- Rose Galvin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8171-224X)
- Sheila Ryan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9000-6163)
- Margaret O ́Connor
Institutions
- University of Limerick (IE)
- University Hospital Limerick (IE)
- Enable Ireland (IE)
- Sierra Leone Urban Research Centre (SL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Irish Journal of Medical Science (1971 -)
- Published
- 2024-09-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11845-024-03775-6
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.69
Funders
- University of Limerick