TY - JOUR AU - Kergoat, Marie-Jeanne AU - Latour, Judith AU - Julien, Isabelle AU - Plante, Marie-Andrée AU - Lebel, Paule AU - Mainville, Dominique AU - Bolduc, Aline AU - Buckland, Julie Anne PY - 2010 DA - 2010/09/23 TI - A discharge summary adapted to the frail elderly to ensure transfer of relevant information from the hospital to community settings: a model JO - BMC Geriatrics SP - 69 VL - 10 IS - 1 AB - Elderly patients admitted to Geriatric Assessment Units (GAU) typically have complex health problems that require multi-professional care. Considering the scope of human and technological resources solicited during hospitalization, as well as the many risks and discomforts incurred by the patient, it is important to ensure the communication of pertinent information for quality follow-up care in the community setting. Conventional discharge summaries do not adequately incorporate the elements specific to an aging clientele. SN - 1471-2318 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-10-69 DO - 10.1186/1471-2318-10-69 ID - Kergoat2010 ER -