Disability and decline in physical function associated with hospital use at end of life

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 794-800

  Kelley, Amy S ^a   Ettner, Susan L ^b   Morrison, R Sean ^a,c   Du, Qingling ^a   Sarkisian, Catherine A ^b,d  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

disability; end of life decisions; functional decline; Medicare; Medigap

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DEMENTIA; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISABILITY SEVERITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HISPANIC; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; STROKE; TERMINAL CARE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; URBAN POPULATION;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEMENTIA; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MEDICARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84862687239     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-012-2013-9     Document Type: Article

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