International journal of geriatric psychiatry
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Int J Geriatr Psychiatry · Apr 2019
Multicenter StudyFeasibility and utility of a cognitive screening for risk stratification in hospitalized older patients.
To determine whether the Mini-Cog can be applied by nursing staff to hospitalized elderly patients for cognitive impairment associated risk stratification. ⋯ Even under naturalistic conditions, nursing staff detected cognitively low-performing inpatients with the Mini-Cog. Using this short screening instrument should enable to predict complications of hospitalized older patients associated with cognitive impairment, a precondition to implement targeted care for this vulnerable patient group.