Evaluation of the Mobile Acute Care of the Elderly (MACE) service.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Older adults are particularly vulnerable to adverse events during hospitalization for acute medical problems. The Mobile Acute Care of the Elderly (MACE) service is a novel model of care delivered by an interdisciplinary team, designed to deliver specialized care to hospitalized older adults to improve patient outcomes.

Objective

To evaluate the impact of the MACE service when compared with general medical service (usual care).

Design

Prospective, matched cohort study.

Setting

The Mount Sinai Hospital, an urban tertiary acute care hospital.

Participants

Patients aged 75 years or older admitted because of an acute illness to either the MACE service or usual care. Patients were matched for age, diagnosis, and ability to ambulate independently.

SUBMITTER: Hung WW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3691362 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature