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Hospital Elder Life Program (HELP)
Procedures:
- includes 3 postoperative nursing interventions
- early mobilization
- oral & nutritional assistance
- orienting communication
Clinical significance:
- reduces frailty at hospital discharge
- reduces in hospital delirium
- benefit diminished 3 months after discharge [1]
References
- 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: 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: 25877747
- Yue J, Tabloski P, Dowal SL, Puelle MR, Nandan R, Inouye SK
NICE to HELP: operationalizing National Institute for Health & Clinical Excellence
guidelines to improve clinical practice.
J Am Geriatr Soc. 2014 Apr;62(4):754-61
PMID: 24697606