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ArticleFuture healthcare journal2022

Developing frailty friendly hospitals: the Specialised Clinical Frailty Network.

Nathan Hall, Richard Fluck, Towhid Imam, Thomas Jacob, Deborah Thompson, Matt Tite, Emma Backhouse, Jugdeep Dhesi, Simon Conroy

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Article in Future healthcare journal, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Frailty syndrome and healthcare for older adults.Sao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Nathan HallNHS England, London, UK.
Richard FluckNHS England, London, UK.
Towhid ImamNHS England, London, UK.
Thomas JacobNHS England, London, UK.
Deborah ThompsonNHS Elect, London, UK.
Matt TiteNHS Elect, London, UK.
Emma BackhouseNHS Elect, London, UK.
Jugdeep DhesiGuy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
Simon ConroyNHS Elect, London, UK and honorary professor of geriatric medicine, University College London, London, UK.
NHS EnglandElectoral Commission · GBGuy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust · GBUniversity College London · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: The aim of the Specialised Clinical Frailty Network (SCFN) was to develop frailty-attuned pathways in specialised services in England. Methods: We developed a breakthrough series collaborative involving a range of specialised services, using quality improvement methods (including experience-based design) to implement improvements designed to enhance the experience and outcomes of older people living with frailty who have specialised healthcare needs. Results: Specialised teams responded positively to the SCFN, many implementing process changes aligned to the needs of older people living with frailty. Some were able to demonstrate improvements in service and/or patient outcomes, including greater identification of frailty, more holistic care and increased use of shared decision making. Discussion: The network has successfully demonstrated how frailty can be assessed both at individual, as well as population level, to support both local teams and systems to best manage the health of their patients.

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frailtyquality improvementspecialised healthcare needs

Identifiers

PMID36561815
PMCPMC9761464
OpenAlexW4308286637

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