Further reading on ISAR/SEISAR

McCusker J, Healey E, Bellavance F, Connolly B. Predictors of repeat emergency department visits in the elderly. Academic Emergency Medicine, 4: 581-588, 1997. (click for abstract)

 

McCusker J, Bellavance F, Cardin S, Trepanier S, Project ISAR Steering Committee: Screening for geriatric problems in the emergency department: reliability and validity. Academic Emergency Medicine, 5 (9): 883-893, 1998. (click for abstract)

 

McCusker J, Bellavance F, Cardin S, Belzile É. Validity of an activities of daily living questionnaire among older patients in the emergency department. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 52(11): 1023-1030, 1999. (click for abstract)

 

McCusker J, Bellavance F, Cardin S, Trépanier S, Verdon J, Ardman O. Detection of older people at increased risk of adverse health outcomes after an emergency visit: The ISAR screening tool. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 47(10): 1229-1237, 1999. (click for abstract)

 

McCusker J, Cardin S, Bellavance F, Belzile É. Return to the emergency department among elders: Patterns and predictors. Academic Emergency Medicine, 7(3): 249-259, 2000. (click for abstract)

 

McCusker J, Bellavance F, Cardin S, Belzile É, Verdon J. The prediction of hospital utilization among elders during the six months after an emergency visit. Annals of Emergency Medicine, 36(5): 438-45, 2000. (click for abstract)

 

McCusker J, Ardman O, Bellavance F, Belzile É, Cardin S, Verdon J. Use of community services by seniors before and after an emergency visit. Canadian Journal on Aging, 20(2): 193-209, 2001.

 

Dendukuri N, McCusker J, Belzile E. The Identification of Seniors At Risk (ISAR) screening tool: further evidence on concurrent and predictive validity. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 52(2): 290-296, 2004. (click for abstract)

 

McCusker J, Verdon J, Tousignant P, Poulin de Courval L, Dendukuri N, Belzile E. Rapid emergency department intervention for elders reduces risk of functional decline: Results of a multi-centre randomized trial. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 49(10): 1272-1281, 2001. (click for abstract)

 

McCusker J, Jacobs P, Dendukuri N, Latimer E, Tousignant P, Verdon J. Cost-effectiveness of a brief 2-stage emergency department intervention for high-risk elders: Results of a quasi-randomized controlled trial. Annals of Emergency Medicine, 41(1): 45-56, 2003. (click for abstract)

 

McCusker J, Dendukuri N, Tousignant P, Verdon J, Poulin de Courval L, Belzile E. Rapid two-stage emergency department intervention for seniors: Impact on continuity of care. Academic Emergency Medicine, 10(3): 233-243, 2003. (click for abstract)

 

McCusker J, Verdon J, Caplan GA, Meldon SW, Jacobs P. Older persons in the emergency medical care system. Letter to the Editor, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 50(12): 2103-2104, 2002. (click for abstract)

 

Verdon J, McCusker J. Intervention rapide en deux étapes, à l’urgence, pour les patients âgés : impact sur la continuité de soins. Info-Urgence. (Autumn) 33, 2005. (cliquez pour de plus amples informations)

 

 Implementation studies

Warburton R, Parke B, Church W, McCusker J. Identification of seniors at risk: Process evaluation of a screening and referral program for patients aged 75 and over in a community hospital emergency department. International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, 17(6): 339-348, 2004. (click for abstract)

 

Warburton RN. Preliminary outcomes and cost-benefit analysis of a community hospital emergency department screening and referral program for patients aged 75 or more. International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, 18(6): 474-84, 2005. (click for abstract)

 

McCusker J, Verdon J, Veillette N, Berg K, Emond T, Belzile E. Standardized screening and assessment of older emergency department patients: a survey of implementation in Quebec. Canadian Journal on Aging. 26(1): 49-58, 2007. (click for abstract)

 

McCusker J, Karp I, Cardin S, Durand P, Morin J. Determinants of emergency department visits by the elderly: a systematic review. Academic Emergency Medicine, 10: 1362-1370, 2003. (click for abstract)

 

McCusker J,Verdon J. Do geriatric interventions reduce emergency department visits? A systematic review. Journal of Gerontology (Medical Sciences), 61A(1): 53-62, 2006. (click for abstract)

 

McCusker J, Ionescu-Ittu R, Ciampi A, Vadeboncoeur A, Roberge D, Larouche D, Verdon J, Pineault R. Hospital characteristics and emergency department care of older patients are associated with return visits. Academic Emergency Medicine. 14(5):426-33, 2007. (click for abstract)