IT-assisted comprehensive geriatric assessment for residents in care homes: quasi-experimental longitudinal study

• Published in: BMC geriatrics Vol. 24; no. 1; p. 269
• Main Authors: Attwood, David, Vafidis, Jim, Boorer, James, Long, Scarlett, Ellis, Wendy, Earley, Michelle, Denovan, Jillian, Hart, Gerard 't, Williams, Maria, Burdett, Nicholas, Lemon, Melissa, Hope, Suzy
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 19.03.2024; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Advance Care Planning; Advance directives; Advanced care planning; Aged; Care and treatment; Care homes; Falls; Frail elderly; Frailty; Frailty - diagnosis; Geriatric Assessment; Geriatrics; Health aspects; Hospitalization; Hospitals; Humans; Intervention; Longitudinal Studies; Management; Mortality; Nursing; Nursing homes; Older people; Patients; Physiology; Planning; Primary care; Quality control; Quality of life; Survival; Technology application; United Kingdom; United Kingdom > UK; England; Advanced care planning; Frailty; Geriatric assessment; Primary care; Care homes

Frailty interventions such as Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) can provide significant benefits for older adults living with frailty. However, incorporating such proactive interventions into primary care remains a challenge. We developed an IT-assisted CGA (i-CGA) process, which includes adv...