ArticleEuropean geriatric medicine2018
Implementation of geriatric care models in Europe (imAGE.eu): a cross-sectional survey in eight countries.
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- Effects of Orthogeriatric Care Models on Outcomes of Hip Fracture Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Calcified tissue international · 2022Pooled it
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- Clinical and health-economic impact of orthogeriatric care models in Belgium: A population-based data registry study.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2025Article
- A standardized clinical pathway for hip fracture patients is associated with reduced mortality: data from the Norwegian Hip Fracture Register.European geriatric medicine · 2023Article
- Geriatric care for surgical patients: results and reflections from a cross-sectional survey in acute Belgian hospitals.European geriatric medicine · 2023Article
- From research to daily clinical practice: implementation of orthogeriatric co-management in the trauma ward.Frontiers in health services · 2023Article
- Orthogeriatric co-management for older patients with a major osteoporotic fracture: Protocol of an observational pre-post study.PloS one · 2023Article
- Developing a Conceptual Framework for an Age-Friendly Health System: A Scoping Review.International journal of health policy and management · 2023Article
- How do geriatricians feel about managing older people living with HIV? A scoping review.European geriatric medicine · 2022Article
- Structure and processes of emergency observation units with a geriatric focus: a scoping review.BMC geriatrics · 2021Article
- Adherence to recommendations of inpatient geriatric consultation teams: a multicenter observational study.European geriatric medicine · 2021Observational
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Abstract
purposeDespite the beneficial impact of comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) for older patients in the hospital, it is not clear to what extent these models have been implemented in European hospitals. This study aims to map the implementation status of CGA-based models of care in general hospitals in Europe.
methodsA cross-sectional survey study was conducted in autumn 2017 to map the implementation status of CGA-based care models in general hospitals (n = 178) in Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Malta, and Slovenia.
resultsAcute geriatric units are implemented in all of the Belgian and the majority of Danish hospitals, but are scarce in Malta, Estonia, Slovenia and Greece. Geriatric rehabilitation units are most common in Ireland (63.6%) and Iceland (75%). In-hospital multidisciplinary geriatric consultation teams are widely implemented in Belgium (100%), Ireland (72.7%) and Denmark (59.1%), but are rare in Malta, Iceland, Estonia and Greece. Transitional care programs to ensure continuity of care after discharge are present in 60.1% of all hospitals. The intention to implement any of these care models in the next 5 years ranges from 10.3 to 25.4% and is the highest for co-management (36.5%), systematic screening of ED patients (36.2%) and transitional care programs (29.6%).
conclusionsA great variety in the implementation of CGA-based care models was observed among the surveyed EU countries with the uptake being the highest in Belgium, Denmark and Ireland. A supportive legislative framework and a residency training in geriatrics favor the implementation of the geriatric care models.
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