Functional status before hospitalization in acutely ill older adults: Validity and clinical importance of retrospective reports

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 164-169

  Covinsky, Kenneth E ^a,b   Palmer, Robert M ^c   Counsell, Steven R ^c   Pine, Zachary M ^a   Walter, Louise C ^a   Chren, Mary Margaret ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Geriatric assessment; Health status; Prognosis; Psychometrics

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOMETRY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL RATE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0033970640     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2000.tb03907.x     Document Type: Article

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