[News]Checklist devised to spot elderly patients most at risk of death — ScienceDaily
Checklist devised to spot elderly patients most at risk of death — ScienceDaily.

English: An elderly patient at St. Elizabeths Hospital in Washington, D.C. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
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Date:January 22, 2015Source:BMJ-British Medical JournalSummary:A checklist has been designed to spot elderly hospital patients likely to die within the next three months, a new article outlines. The researchers emphasize that the checklist is not intended to substitute healthcare for the elderly who are terminally ill. Instead, it is meant to “provide an objective assessment and definition of the dying patient as a starting point for honest communication with patients and families about recognizing that dying is part of the life cycle.”
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January 26, 2015 Posted by Janice Flahiff | health care, Medical and Health Research News | death and dying, elderly hospital patients, Old age, patient care, risk factors, Terminal illness | Leave a comment
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