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Increased use of emergency services by older people after health screening

Author(s) -

Lesley Walker,

Konrad Jamrozik,

David Wingfield,

Guy Lawley

Publication year - 2005

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/afi152

Subject(s) - medicine , medical emergency , accident and emergency , emergency department , emergency medical services , population , older people , emergency medicine , family medicine , gerontology , environmental health , nursing

evaluation of the 'Keep Well At Home' (KWAH) Project in West London indicated that a programme of screening persons aged 75 and over had not reduced rates of emergency attendances and admissions to hospital. However, coverage of the target population was incomplete. The present analysis addresses 'efficacy'-whether individuals who completed the screening protocol as intended did subsequently use Accident & Emergency (A&E) services less often.

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