Facilitators and barriers of change toward an elder-friendly surgical environment: perspectives of clinician stakeholder groups

Facilitators and barriers of change toward an elder-friendly surgical environment: perspectives of clinician stakeholder groups

Abstract Background Current acute care surgical practices do not focus on the unique needs of older adults. Adverse outcomes in older patients result from a complex interrelationship between baseline vulnerability and insults experienced during hospitalization. The purpose of this study is to assess...

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Main Authors: Heather M. Hanson, Lindsey Warkentin, Roxanne Wilson, Navtej Sandhu, Susan E. Slaughter, Rachel G. Khadaroo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-08-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Older adults
Post-operative surgical care
Elder-friendly
Barriers
Facilitators
Organizational readiness
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-017-2481-z

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