Clinical instability as a predictor of negative outcomes among elderly patients admitted to a rehabilitation ward

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 443-448

  Guerini, Fabio ^a,b   Frisoni, Giovanni B ^a   Morghen, Sara ^a,b   Speciale, Salvatore ^a,b   Bellelli, Giuseppe ^a,b   Trabucchi, Marco ^b,c,d  

^a Aged Care Unit Hospital Ancelle   (Italy)

^b GERIATRIC RESEARCH GROUP   (Italy)

^c IRCCS ISTITUTO CENTRO SAN GIOVANNI DI DIO FATEBENEFRATELLI   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Clinical instability; Delirium; Outcomes; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BARTHEL INDEX; BREATHING RATE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMORBIDITY; CONVALESCENCE; DELIRIUM; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; HEALTH; HEART RATE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OXYGEN SATURATION; REHABILITATION CENTER; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TEMPERATURE; FORECASTING; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; OBSERVATION; PATIENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DELIRIUM; FEMALE; FORECASTING; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; OBSERVATION; PATIENTS; REHABILITATION CENTERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77954624618     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2009.10.005     Document Type: Article

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