Assessing needs from patient, carer and professional perspectives: the Camberwell Assessment of Need for Elderly people in primary care | Zendy

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Assessing needs from patient, carer and professional perspectives: the Camberwell Assessment of Need for Elderly people in primary care

Author(s) -

Kate Walters

Publication year - 2000

Publication title -

age and ageing

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014

H-Index - 143

eISSN - 1468-2834

pISSN - 0002-0729

DOI - 10.1093/ageing/29.6.505

Subject(s) - medicine , primary care , needs assessment , nursing , health professionals , older people , gerontology , health care , family medicine , social science , sociology , economics , economic growth

despite evidence that needs assessment of older people can improve survival and function when linked to effective long-term management, there is no structured needs assessment tool in widespread use. The Camberwell Assessment of Need for the Elderly is a new tool not previously evaluated in primary care. It includes the views of patients, carers and health professionals, enabling a direct comparison of their perspectives.

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