Hospital Elder Life Program (HELP)
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Clinical significance
- reduces frailty at hospital discharge
- reduces in hospital delirium
- benefit diminished 3 months after discharge[1]
Procedure
- includes 3 postoperative nursing interventions
- early mobilization
- oral & nutritional assistance
- orienting communication
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chen CC, Chen CN, Lai IR, et al. Effects of a modified Hospital Elder Life Program on frailty in individuals undergoing major elective abdominal surgery. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2014;62:261-268 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24437990
- ↑ Chen P, Dowal S, Schmitt E et al Hospital Elder Life Program in the real world: the many uses of the Hospital Elder Life Program website. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2015 Apr;63(4):797-803. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25877747
- ↑ Yue J, Tabloski P, Dowal SL, Puelle MR, Nandan R, Inouye SK NICE to HELP: operationalizing National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence guidelines to improve clinical practice. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2014 Apr;62(4):754-61 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24697606