Predicting future medical needs and mortality risk in geriatric long-term care patients
Thomas E. Dorner,
Michael Smeikal,
Matthias Unseld
et al.
Abstract:Summary
Background
Choosing the right intensity of medical care is a huge challenge particularly in long-term geriatric care. The Nascher score was developed to assess future medical care needs. The aim of this study was to determine whether the Nascher score and a revised version can predict future medical needs.
Methods
In this retrospective cohort study, 396 residents in long-term care hospitals, who were admitted over a period of two year… Show more
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