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Assessment of Dependence in Activities of Daily Living Among Older Patients in an Acute Care Unit
Published on: September 30, 2020
[Outpatient care for the old and very old]
Jana Hummel1,2, Ulrike Müller-Wilmsen3, Stefanie Wiloth4
1Geriatrische und Gerontopsychotherapeutische Schwerpunktpraxis, Mannheim, Deutschland. praxis@geriatrie-rheinneckar.de.
Background:
Outpatient treatment of elderly patients is the responsibility of the family doctor. In addition to general practitioner care, there are some regionally different models that are currently not established and evaluated in Germany. The investigation presented here aims to contribute to the profiling of outpatient geriatric care in the future.
Method:
A full survey on the attitude and acceptance of general practitioners towards outpatient geriatrics and a geriatric focus practice was carried out. At the same time, referral and advisory events were systematically recorded and compared.
Results And Conclusion:
A geriatric focus practice can complement primary care. It is well accepted by many family doctors if there is a transparent exchange, pilot function and basic family doctor activities remain with the family doctor and he is relieved of the burden on complex patients.
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