Length of Hospital Stay for Hip Fracture and 30-Day Mortality in People With Alzheimer’s Disease: A Cohort Study in Finland | Zendy

Piia Lavikainen | Zendy; Marjaana Koponen | Zendy; Heidi Taipale | Zendy; Antti Tanskanen | Zendy; Jari Tiihonen | Zendy; Sirpa Hartikainen | Zendy; AnnaMaija Tolppanen | Zendy

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Length of Hospital Stay for Hip Fracture and 30-Day Mortality in People With Alzheimer’s Disease: A Cohort Study in Finland

Author(s) -

Piia Lavikainen,

Marjaana Koponen,

Heidi Taipale,

Antti Tanskanen,

Jari Tiihonen,

Sirpa Hartikainen,

AnnaMaija Tolppanen

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

the journals of gerontology series a

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.134

H-Index - 189

eISSN - 1758-535X

pISSN - 1079-5006

DOI - 10.1093/gerona/glaa199

Subject(s) - medicine , hazard ratio , decile , confidence interval , hip fracture , cohort , cohort study , population , osteoporosis , statistics , mathematics , environmental health

Persons with Alzheimer's disease (AD) are at higher risk of hip fractures (HFs) than general older population and have worse prognosis after HF. Hospital stays after HF have shortened along time. We investigated the association between length of hospital stay after HF and mortality after discharge among persons with AD.

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