Screening and Interventions in an Acute Care Setting

Completed

Conditions studied: Depression, Medication Administered in Error, Cognitive Impairment

In brief

The purpose of this study is to: 1) evaluate the reliability and validity of EMS screening for depression and cognitive impairment and 2) to develop a pilot ED intervention program to address the needs of older adults found to be at risk for depression and cognitive impairment.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00545155

Run by

University of Rochester

People needed

187

Starts

2007-06-01

Expected to finish

2010-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-06-19

Who can join

Age: 65 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• age 65 or older, cared for by participating EMS providers

You may not qualify if…

• too ill to participate, not transported to participating hospitals

Where it is running

• University of Rochester Medical Center — Rochester, New York, United States

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