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Adaptation and Refinement of Validated Risk Screening Tools in the Spanish Healthcare System
Jorge GarcésAscensión Doñate-martínezFrancisco Ródenassubject
medicine.medical_specialtybusiness.industryChronic PatientsSample (statistics)Primary careTarget populationmedicine.diseaseReadmissionsElderlyRisk screeningOlder patientsPhysical therapymedicineGeneral Materials ScienceScreening toolMedical emergencyScreening ToolsbusinessAdaptation (computer science)Healthcare systemdescription
Abstract The aim of this study is to develop a tool to screen elders at risk of hospital readmissions adapted to Spanish target population. The development of this new tool is based on the validated instrument The Community Assessment Risk Screen – CARS –, which is being applied in a sample of 1.000 older patients. The adaptation and refinement of CARS is being carried out through the compilation of new potential variables from primary care clinicians to predict patients at risk of readmissions. The introduction of this new instrument adapted to Spanish target population will provide a potential tool to identify prematurel y patients at risk of hospital readmissions.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-06-01 | Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences |