Interaction between cognitive impairment and discharge destination and its effect on rehospitalization

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 61, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1958-1963

  Nazir, Arif ^a   Lamantia, Michael ^a,b   Chodosh, Joshua ^c,d   Khan, Babar ^a,b   Campbell, Noll ^a,b,e   Hui, Siu ^a,b   Boustani, Malaz ^a,b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b REGENSTRIEF INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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

^e PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cognitive impairment; discharge destination; rehospitalization

Indexed keywords

ACUTE PHYSIOLOGY SCORE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGED; ARTICLE; CHARLSON COMORBIDITY INDEX; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HAZARD RATIO; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SHORT PORTABLE MENTAL STATUS QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; DISCHARGE DESTINATION; REHOSPITALIZATION;

AGED; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION;

EID: 84887610612     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.12501     Document Type: Article

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