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Detection of Older People at Increased Risk of Adverse Health Outcomes After an Emergency Visit: The ISAR Screening Tool

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 1999 · Vol. 47(10) · pp. 1229–1237

Jane McCusker✉(McGill University)François Bellavance(St. Mary’s Hospital)Sylvie Cardin(Jewish General Hospital)Sylvain Trepanier(St. Mary’s Hospital)Josée Verdon(Université de Montréal)Orly Ardman(St. Mary’s Hospital)

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Abstract

The ISAR is a short self-report questionnaire that can quickly identify older patients in the ED at increased risk of several adverse health outcomes and those with current disability.

Emergency and Acute Care Studies Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes Frailty in Older AdultsMedicineEmergency departmentCohortLogistic regressionEmergency medicineAdverse effectProspective cohort studyCohort studyTelephone interviewActivities of daily living

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AgedAged, 80 and overEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleHumansMaleProspective StudiesSurveys and QuestionnairesRisk FactorsROC CurveSensitivity and SpecificityReproducibility of ResultsCohort StudiesGeriatric AssessmentChi-Square Distribution

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