Predictors of Rehabilitation Outcome Among Frail Elderly Patients Living in the Community

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 335-341

  Fusco, Domenico ^a   Bochicchio, Giovanni B ^b   Onder, Graziano ^a   Barillaro, Christian ^a   Bernabei, Roberto ^a   Landi, Francesco ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b ASL 1   (Italy)

Author keywords

frail elderly; home care; Rehabilitation outcome

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMMUNITY CARE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; ELDERLY CARE; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH STATUS; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PREDICTION; REHABILITATION CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SOCIAL CARE; TREATMENT FAILURE; URINE INCONTINENCE; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 66049152651     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2009.02.004     Document Type: Article

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