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Recovery of Activities of Daily Living in Older Adults After Hospitalization for Acute Medical Illness
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2008 · Vol. 56(12) · pp. 2171–2179
Cynthia M. Boyd✉(Johns Hopkins Medicine)C. Seth LandefeldSteven R. CounsellRobert M. Palmer(University of Pittsburgh)Richard H. FortinskyDenise Kresevic(Case Western Reserve University)Christopher J. Burant(Case Western Reserve University)Kenneth E. Covinsky
Abstract
For older adults discharged with new or additional disability in ADL after hospitalization for medical illness, prognosis for functional recovery is poor. Rehabilitation interventions of longer duration and timing than current reimbursement allows, caregiver support, and palliative care should be evaluated.
Frailty in Older AdultsIntensive Care Unit Cognitive DisordersGeriatric Care and Nursing HomesMedicineActivities of daily livingObservational studyPhysical therapyBaseline (sea)DementiaDiseaseGerontologyInternal medicine
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Activities of Daily LivingAcute DiseaseAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHumansMalePatient DischargeTime FactorsRecovery of Function
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