Goals for the care of frail older adults: do caregivers and clinicians agree?
Bogardus S, Bradley E, Williams C, Maciejewski P, van Doorn C, Inouye S. Goals for the care of frail older adults: do caregivers and clinicians agree? The American Journal Of Medicine 2001, 110: 97-102. PMID: 11165550, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9343(00)00668-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTreatment goalsFamily caregiversOutpatient geriatric assessment centerOlder adultsConsecutive older adultsPhysicians' treatment goalsPrincipal treatment goalsComprehensive geriatric assessmentFrail elderly patientsFrail older adultsOptimal health outcomesMajor teaching hospitalQuality of careElderly patientsGeriatric assessmentPhysician pairsTeaching hospitalHigh prevalenceHealth outcomesCognitive impairmentPatientsLevel of agreementPhysiciansCaregiversEmotional health