Is health-related quality of life among older, chronically ill patients associated with unplanned readmission to hospital?

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 701-706

  Pearson, Sue ^a,c   Stewart, S ^a   Rubenach, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Older patients; Patient readmission; Physical functioning; Quality of life; SF 36

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 0032757658     PISSN: 00048291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.1999.tb01618.x     Document Type: Article

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