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Prevalence and Outcomes of Low Mobility in Hospitalized Older Patients
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2004 · Vol. 52(8) · pp. 1263–1270
Cynthia J. Brown✉(Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center)Rebecca J. Friedkin(University of Alabama at Birmingham)Sharon K. Inouye(University of Alabama at Birmingham)
Abstract
Low mobility and bedrest are common in hospitalized older patients and are important predictors of adverse outcomes. This study demonstrated that the adverse outcomes associated with low mobility and bedrest may be viewed as iatrogenic events leading to complications, such as functional decline.
Frailty in Older AdultsGeriatric Care and Nursing HomesHip and Femur FracturesMedicineOdds ratioConfidence intervalInstitutionalisationCohortConfoundingCohort studyProspective cohort studyActivities of daily livingGerontology
MeSH terms
Activities of Daily LivingAgedBed RestFemaleHumansIatrogenic DiseaseInpatientsLocomotionMaleProspective StudiesCohort StudiesPrevalence
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- University of Alabama at Birmingham
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