Frailty screening of older patients in emergency departments in Norway
A high proportion of patients aged ≥ 75 years admitted to two hospital emergency departments in Norway were categorised as frail. This is an important observation for the future optimisation of care pathways for older patients in emergency departments.
Authors
- Dag S. Halvorsen
- Bente Johnsen
- Marte Sofie Wang-Hansen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1469-4018)
- Jonas Bjørnskov Goll
- Ieva Martinaityte (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6873-2852)
- Elin Saga
- Ole Martin Hoff
- Åse Kristine Søvde
- Mona Dixon Gundersen
Institutions
- Nordland Hospital Trust (NO)
- Sykehuset i Vestfold (NO)
- Smerteklinikken (NO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening
- Published
- 2025-03-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4045/tidsskr.24.0504
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.45