Publications by authors named "A M Booijen"
Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of implementation of the acutely presenting older patient (APOP) screening program for older patients in routine emergency department (ED) care shortly after implementation.
Methods: We conducted an implementation study with before-after design, using the plan-do-study-act (PDSA) model for quality improvement, in the ED of a Dutch academic hospital. All consecutive patients ≥ 70 years during 2 months before and after implementation were included.
Background: risk stratification tools for older patients in the emergency department (ED) have rarely been implemented successfully in routine care.
Objective: to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of the 'Acutely Presenting Older Patient' (APOP) screener, which identifies older ED patients at the highest risk of adverse outcomes within 2 minutes at presentation.
Design And Setting: 2-month prospective cohort study, after the implementation of the APOP screener in ED routine care in the Leiden University Medical Center.
Introduction: Many screening instruments to predict adverse health outcomes in older patients visiting the emergency department (ED) have been developed, but successful implementation has been hampered because they are insufficiently validated or not tailored for the intended use of everyday clinical practice. The present study aims to refine and validate an existing screening instrument (the APOP screener) to predict 90-day functional decline or mortality in older ED patients.
Methods: Consecutive older patients (≥70 years) visiting the EDs of four hospitals were included and prospectively followed.