| Titre : | Feasibility of nurses measuring gait speed in older community-dwelling Emergency Department patients (2016) |
| Auteurs : | Paula W. Tucker ; Dian Dowling Evans ; Carolyn K. Clevenger ; et al. |
| Type de document : | Article |
| Dans : | Geriatric Nursing (Vol. 37, n°6, Novembre/December 2016) |
| Article en page(s) : | p. 453-457 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Descripteurs : |
HE Vinci Groupe ; Marche à pied ; Recherche ; Sujet âgé ; Unite de mesure ; Urgences |
| Résumé : | Gait speed assessment is a rapid, simple and objective measure for predicting risk of unfavorable outcomes which may provide better prognostic and reliable information than existing geriatric ED (Emergency Department) screening tools. This descriptive pilot project was designed to determine feasibility of implementing gait speed screening into routine nursing practice by objectively identifying patients with sub-optimal gait speeds. Participants included community-dwelling adults 65 years and older with plans for discharge following ED treatment. Patients with a gait speed |
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