UPBEAT: The Impact of a Psychogeriatric Intervention in VA Medical Centers
Kominski G, Andersen R, Bastani R, Gould R, Hackman C, Huang D, Jarvik L, Maxwell A, Moye J, Olsen E, Rohrbaugh R, Rosansky J, Taylor S, Van Stone W. UPBEAT: The Impact of a Psychogeriatric Intervention in VA Medical Centers. Medical Care 2001, 39: 500-512. PMID: 11317098, DOI: 10.1097/00005650-200105000-00010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAlcoholismAnalysis of VarianceAnxiety DisordersComorbidityContinuity of Patient CareCost-Benefit AnalysisDepressive DisorderFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGeriatric AssessmentGeriatric PsychiatryHealth StatusHospitals, VeteransHumansMaleMass ScreeningMental HealthMental Health ServicesMiddle AgedOutcome Assessment, Health CarePatient Care TeamProgram EvaluationPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVeteransConceptsCare coordinationGeneral health status scoresHealth Survey Short FormMental healthAmbulatory psychiatric servicesAlcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) scoresHealth status scoresGeneral health statusVA Medical CenterComorbid psychiatric conditionsMental health treatmentNonpsychiatric admissionsUsual careReadmission ratesSurgical treatmentOutpatient costsInpatient costsStatus scoreBed daysComorbid depressionInpatient useOutpatient careElderly veteransInpatient daysMedical Center