Early evaluation of the risk of functional decline following hospitalization of older patients: Development of a predictive tool

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 203-208

  Cornette, Pascale ^a   Swine, Christian ^b   Malhomme, Brigitte ^b   Gillet, Jean Bernard ^b   Meert, Philippe ^a   D'Hoore, William ^c  

^a CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF MONT GODINNE   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Elderly; Functional decline; Hospital; Predictive tool

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; CONTINENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FALLING; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HEALTH STATUS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; POLYPHARMACY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF CONCEPT; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 33645467572     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/cki054     Document Type: Article

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