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Standardizing Assessment of Elderly People in Acute Care: The interRAI Acute Care Instrument

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2008 · Vol. 56(3) · pp. 536–541

Len Gray✉(University of Queensland)Roberto Bernabei(Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic)Katherine Berg(University of Toronto)Harriet Finne‐Soveri(Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare)Brant E. FriesJohn P. Hirdes(University of Waterloo)Pálmi V. Jónsson(University of Iceland)John N. MorrisKnight SteelSergio Ariño‐Blasco(Vall d'Hebron Hospital Universitari)

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Abstract

Initial assessment of the psychometric properties of the interRAI Acute Care instrument provided evidence that item selection and interrater reliability are appropriate for clinical application. Further studies are required to examine the validity of embedded scales, diagnostic algorithms, and clinical protocols.

Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes Elder Abuse and Neglect Dementia and Cognitive Impairment ResearchInter-rater reliabilityMedicineAcute careObservational studyActivities of daily livingPhysical therapyMinimum Data SetEmergency medicineNursing homesHealth care

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Activities of Daily LivingAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHealth Status IndicatorsHospitalizationHumansMalePsychometricsReproducibility of ResultsGeriatric AssessmentObserver Variation

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