Open AccessAssociation between statin medication use and improved outcomes during inpatient rehabilitation in older people
Author(s) -
John E. Lynch,
N. R. Henderson,
L. Ramage,
M. E. T. McMurdo,
Miles D. Witham
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
age and ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1468-2834
pISSN - 0002-0729
DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afr159
Subject(s) - medicine , rehabilitation , statin , physical therapy , cohort , retrospective cohort study , prospective cohort study , activities of daily living , comorbidity , polypharmacy , cohort study
statin drugs may induce skeletal myopathy, but might also have the potential to improve rehabilitation outcomes by improving sarcopenia or by preventing intercurrent illness. We examined the association between statin use and functional outcomes in the rehabilitation of older people.
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