Home alone: Assessing mobility independence before discharge

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 252-254

  Manning, Dennis M ^a   Keller, Scott A ^b   Frank, Debra L ^a  

^a MERCY HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Discharge planning; Geriatric assessment; Hospital care; Mobility

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT MOBILITY VALIDATION EXAMINATION; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT MOBILITY; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATIENT DISCHARGE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 67649476466     PISSN: 15535592     EISSN: 15535606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.444     Document Type: Article

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