Short-term Resource Utilization and Cost-Effectiveness of Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment in Acute Hospital Care for Severely Frail Elderly Patients

The objective of this study was to estimate the 3-month within-trial cost-effectiveness of comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) in acute medical care for frail elderly patients compared to usual medical care, by estimating health-related quality of life and costs from a societal perspective.

Source: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association - May 18, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Niklas Ekerstad, Bj örn W. Karlson, David Andersson, Magnus Husberg, Per Carlsson, Emelie Heintz, Jenny Alwin Tags: Original Study Source Type: research