Alison M Mudge, Prue McRae, Merrilyn Banks, Irene Blackberry, Sally Barrimore, John Endacott, Nicholas Graves, Theresa Green, Gill Harvey, Ruth Hubbard, Sue Kurrle, Wen Kwang Lim, Karen Lee-Steere, Phil Masel, Shaun Pandy, Adrienne Young, Adrian Barnett, Sharon K Inouye
Importance: Hospital-associated complications of older people (HAC-OPs) include delirium, hospital-associated disability, incontinence, pressure injuries, and falls. These complications may be preventable by age-friendly principles of care, including early mobility, good nutrition and hydration, and meaningful cognitive engagement; however, implementation is challenging. Objectives: To implement and evaluate a ward-based improvement program ("Eat Walk Engage") to more consistently deliver age-friendly principles of care to older individuals in acute inpatient wards...
January 10, 2022: JAMA Internal Medicine